inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
witnessing; observing; sighting
desperation; struggle to the death
reconfirmation; double check
being startled; getting a shock
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
to pay the bill; to settle an account
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
directly opposite; right in front
deadly serious; deadly earnest
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to pretend; to act (as if)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to let out a cry; to shout
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
end; close; conclusion; termination
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
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 absorbed in (listening to)