1 intense

2 (violently) strong

1 (of competition or fighting) intense

2 fierce

3 (of pain) acute

4 (of an expression of opinion) impassioned

5 vehement

6 (of a course of action) drastic

7 extreme

1 Liege, town in Belgium

1 raging inferno

2 blaze

1 resolute and upright in character

2 unyielding

3 staunch

1 lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile

2 fig. consuming passion between lovers

1 the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister

2 to show one's true colors after a stern test

1 happy and excited (idiom)

2 in high spirits

3 in great delight