evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to run about trying to escape
without leaving any trace
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
safety; welfare; well-being
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
as; because; with; due to
to be beyond words; to defy description
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
scale; scope; plan; structure
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
invisibly; secretly; privately
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
looks; personal appearance; features
general; popular; common; typical
race (of people); type of person
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
solution; solution strategy
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to fight against; to oppose; to face
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to be injured; to sustain a wound
authenticity; credibility
what sort of; what kind of; what way
if it is the case that ...
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)