smouldering

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"The teacher used figurative language to explain the complex concept, saying that the student's mind was a blank slate. "

"After the campfire was put out with water, the wood still smoulders, producing a lot of smoke but no flames. "

"Political dissent was brutally suppressed."

"The student sat silently in the library, concentrating on his book. "

"My request for a pay rise was refused."

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

"We roasted marshmallows around the campfire and told spooky stories. "

"Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!"

"to repress a vinyl record"

"My argument for staying late was that I needed extra time to finish my project. "

"My brother's constant bragging about his good grades fueled my resentment. "