destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
covered with; stained; smeared
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to spit out; to eject; to dump
being startled; getting a shock
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
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
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
way (of doing); manner; method; means
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
declaration; proclamation; announcement
sympathy; compassion; pity
comfort; consolation; diversion
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
because of; owing to; due to
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object