hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
fifth day of the month; five days
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
the real criminal; true culprit
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to glare at each other; to confront each other
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
foundation stone; cornerstone
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly