direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
power; might; authority; influence
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
unexpectedly; surprisingly
induced explosion; secondary explosion
extremely dangerous; full of peril
it's probably so; it stands to reason
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich