else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
way of talking; speaking style
(another's) child; child; kid
to have a narrow escape from death
one's own child; one's own children
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
sanity; consciousness; soberness
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
feeling great (refreshed)
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
preparing for action or battle
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
confusion; distraction; derangement
to burrow through; to dig through
family; relatives; dependents; household
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
brown; light brown; tawny
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
one's house; one's home; one's family
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; fish with a silver-blue sheen (e.g. sardines, mackerel); 20-point card; bright
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
to be handed down from generation to generation
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
appearance; figure; shape; form