to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
in the face of; in defiance of
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
sound (of a sentence); euphony
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to come to like a lot; to fall in love