to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
perfect; complete; flawless
if you think about it; come to think of it
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
even more; still more; further
incident; affair; happening; event
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
metal plate; metallic plate
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to warm oneself at the fire
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to split; to be split; to splinter
sorry; excuse me; thank you
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
unanticipated; unexpected
silence (not speaking); muteness