sickroom; hospital room; ward
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
expression of love; showing love
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
encryption; encoding; encipherment
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
serious wound; serious injury
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
considerably; greatly; a lot
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to go out and away; to leave
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other