pursuer; pursuing party; posse
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to live fast (and recklessly)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
powerful family; powerful clan
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
genius; prodigy; natural gift
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
knowing; (an) acquaintance
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to throw on the fire; to burn
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to check someone's temperature
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
reproachful; hateful; bitter
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise