disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
greeting; a fine thing to say
three; three years of age
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
many; a lot; much; multitude
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to give the stamp of approval
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to lean against; to set against
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
store selling musical instruments
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
memories; recollections; reminiscence
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to give directions; to issue instructions
at once; immediately; right now
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)