order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
devil; evil spirit; genie
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
cold snap; wave of extremely cold weather
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
farming; agriculture; cultivation
to eat up; to consume (completely)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
round dance; dancing in a circle
clearly; brightly; freshly
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious