death toll; number of deaths; body count
older brother and younger sister
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
indescribable; having no way to express
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
it's not like; it isn't as if
(only) one option; one possible choice
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to stop talking; to be silent
to be hot on a person's heels
with a fixed time; with a deadline
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
results; record; grades; marks
a matter for the police; a brush with the law