granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
genuine article; real thing; real deal
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to care for someone; to look after someone
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
plain; plateau; tableland
reigning; controlling; dictating
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
it's been a long time; long time no see
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
no, not like that (but like this)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
as many (people) as possible
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of