ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
as you see; as you can see
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
departure time; starting time
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
sickroom; hospital room; ward
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
almost every day; almost daily
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
had better ...; had better not ...
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
letting (someone) die without helping