for dear life; barely escaping alive
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
bad boy; naughty child; brat
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
matter of time; question of time
to carry around; to carry on one's person
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pair; the two; both persons; both things
long ago; a long time ago; already
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
abuse; misuse; perversion
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to add (to); to add on; to append
action of making something; -ification
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
jokingly; in the form of a joke
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity