foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
messenger; envoy; emissary
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
one's physical safety; personal security
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to leave (a scene); to step away
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
long ago; previous; of a former age
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known