dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
a little bit; a little while
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
magazine; journal; periodical
article; news story; report; account
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
embodiment; realization; materialization
nothing but; none other than
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to refuse; to decline; to deny
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
totally willing; fully motivated
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
sense of speed; speed; promptness
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
gypsum board; drywall; plasterboard
head over heels; headlong; head first
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
material; substance; matter
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to go with the flow; to go with the times
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
planning; plan; project; arrangements
unkindness; unfriendliness