ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
that is to say; so that means
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
process; course; mechanism
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
military force; military strength
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
meanwhile; in the meantime
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
tedious; boring; being fed up with
really; truly; indeed; good grief
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to pitch camp; to set up camp
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
script; screenplay; scenario
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...