ongoing; in progress; afoot
to claim victims; to leave casualties
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
prospects of victory; chances of success
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
extremely dangerous; full of peril
excitation; stimulation; revitalization; reinvigoration
flash (of light); glint; schiller
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
natural disaster; cataclysm
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm