famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
complete stranger; total stranger
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
in person; personally; (do) oneself
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
being too late; losing one's final chance
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
bluffing; bluster; bravado
calamity; misfortune; disaster
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
water for washing or moistening one's hands
to come into being; to be born
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
battlefield; battleground
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
to knock down; to knock off
intercept; interception; counter-attack
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar