ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
young girl; lass; adolescent female
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
carbonization; carbonisation
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
household economy; family finances
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
in this manner; in this way; like this
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy