destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
occurrence; happening; incident; event
chief vassal; senior statesman
else; in addition; besides
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
bedside; near one's pillow
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
several minutes; a few minutes
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
detention; confinement; arrest
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
serious; severe; grave; acute
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown