preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
success; prosperity; boom
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
destruction; collapse; crumbling
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
already; now; no longer; not any more
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to crouch; to squat; to cower
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to feel a chill run down one's spine
reality; actuality; hard fact
incident; affair; happening; event
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to blaze; to burn brightly