to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
long (time that has passed); old (story)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to grimace; to make a wry face
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
sympathy; empathy; response
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
poisoning; kill by poison
to crack; to develop a crack
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to fall flat; to fall face down
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
polite; courteous; hospitable
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
narrow; thin (sized); slender
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
your highness; your grace; your eminence
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit