brown; light brown; tawny
calls and sounds made by insects
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
way of talking; speaking style
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to stop (plug) one's ears
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
charcoal; charred remains
to remain unextinguished; to survive
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to run up to; to rush over
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be too late; to be too slow
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
reason; cause; history; origin
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
order; command; directions; instructions
guess; conjecture; surmise