to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
vast; limitless; boundless
depravity; corruption; degradation
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
midwinter; dead of winter
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
running as fast as one can
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.)
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
general classification; broad categorization
to kill by burning to death
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
dignity; majesty; sanctity
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
surface; appearances; exterior
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for