useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
form; shape; figure; visage
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to say (something) over one's shoulder
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to flare up; to burst into flames
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
waist bag; belt bag; fanny pack; bum bag
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
carbonization; carbonisation
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious