nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to happen to pass by; to pass by
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to come and go; to go back and forth
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
oppression; suppression; pressure
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to put out; to extinguish
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
with a start; with a jump
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to serve; to work for; to attend
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
together; at the same time; same; identical
testimony; (verbal) evidence
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again