domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
look!; there!; here!; that is
sign; indication; omen; symptom
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
murder; killing; murderer
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
deportation; expulsion from the country
decapitation; decapitated head
public execution; public embarrassment
to be dispersed; to get separated
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
devolution; delegation of authority; transfer of power
to limp; to drag one's feet
important point; strategic position; key point
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
mobilization; mobilisation