forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
news; word; tidings; omen
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
fast-talking; rapid talking
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
serious look (on one's face); straight face
gradually; slowly but steadily
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
two (long cylindrical things)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
invisibly; secretly; privately
complete recovery of health
reopening; resumption; restarting
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to go with the flow; to go with the times
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
means of transportation; transport service
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten