serious illness; travails
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
dirty work; unpleasant task
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
being startled; getting a shock
oneself and others; subject and object; transitivity; transitive verbs and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to pull out (with force); to pierce; to bore into; to steal (e.g. personal information)
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
8th day of the month; eight days
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
(not possible) on such short notice
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to be sooty; to be stained
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
somewhat cold; a bit chilly