defense; defence; protection
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
I've got to be going; I must go
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to bust down a door; to break a door open
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to order; to command; to appoint
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to blaze; to burn brightly
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to give in (after initially resisting); to yield; to concede; (lit.) to break (one's) horn
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to get distracted; to jump off the track
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen