at once; immediately; right now
to be a matter of life or death
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
by means of; due to; because of; according to
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
only recently; just of late
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
every year; yearly; annually
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state