becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to dry out; to become dry (and brittle); to go stale
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
womanly; ladylike; feminine
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
immoral; illicit; unethical
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
prime minister; premier; chancellor
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to be frank; to drop all pretense
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
according to plan; as planned; on target
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
deliberation; discussion; consideration
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference