(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
eccentric; crank; oddball
directly opposite; right in front
deadly serious; deadly earnest
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to let out a cry; to shout
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
urgency; exigency; emergency
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
high-pitched tone; soprano
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
instrumental duet; instrumental duo