setting on fire; setting afire
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
residence; housing; residential building
refined taste; elegant pursuits
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
although I say; although one might say; although called
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
particularly; only; in the case of
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)