dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
this world; this life; world of the living
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
offense; offence; crime; guilt; punishment
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
to surge; to well up; to gush out
the same; the said; likewise
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
thunderous roar; roaring sound
severe earthquake; violent tremor
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
wherein; therein; thereinto
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon