holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
surface of the earth; ground surface
very good luck; excellent fortune
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
extensive; vast range; wide scope
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
same family (race, tribe)
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
matter for great congratulation
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding
natural; intrinsic; from birth
water damage; flood disaster
the reverse; other side; lining