man of the hour; woman of the hour
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
how long; how far; how much
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
all you have to do is; just; that's all
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
road mirage; water mirage
ardent; passionate; vehement
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to fail to catch; to ignore
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to overflow from something full
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
rationality; reasonableness