calamity; misfortune; disaster
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
maid; helper; help; assistance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
testimony; (verbal) evidence
such; like that; in that way
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
recovery; undoing; recall
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
victim; injured party; sufferer
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
funeral; burial; condolence
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage