to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to thrust before; to thrust at
reality; actuality; hard fact
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to be manageable; to be able to handle
number of persons; personnel
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to be relieved of one's post
family; members of a family
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
guess; speculation; supposition
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth