（边）塞 (biān) sài，noun, frontier fortress
翁 wēng，noun, old man
失（去）shī (qù)，verb, to lose
焉 yān，adv, how?
福 fú, noun, blessing
穷 qióng，adj, poor
独子 dúzǐ，noun, the only son
匹 pǐ，measureword for horse and cloth
心爱 xīn'ài，adj, beloved
逃 táo，verb, to escape
马厩 mǎjiù，noun, stables
附近 fùjìn, noun, nearby places
山麓 shānlù, noun phrase, the foot of a mountain
邻人 lín rén，noun, neighbor(s)
同情 tóngqíng，verb, to sympathize
不幸 búxìng，adj, unfortunate
纷纷 fēnfēn，adv, one after another
安慰 ānwèi，verb, to comfort
却 què，but (always follows the subject)
果然 guǒrán， conjunction, as expected; sure enough
同时 tóngshí，conjunction, at the same time
野 yě，adj, wild
镇 zhèn，noun, town
恭喜 gōngxǐ，verb, to congratulate
运气 yùnqì，noun, luck
犹 yóu，adv, still
不小心 bù xiǎoxīn，adv, by accident
摔 shuāi， verb, to fall
竟（然）jìng (rán), adv, unexpectedly
跌 diē, verb, to fall
断 duàn, verb, to broke into half
瘸子 quézi，noun, cripple
意外 yìwài，noun, accident
跛子 bǒzi，noun, cripple
事隔不久 shì gé bùjiǔ，soon afterwards
征召 zhēngzhào，verb, to recruit
健壮 jiànzhuàng，adj, healthy and strong
青年 qīngnián, noun, youth; young man
战场 zhànchǎng，noun, battlefield
打仗 dǎzhàng，verb, to fight (in war)
输 shū，verb, to lose (in a game, war, etc.)
士兵 shìbīng, noun, soldiers
阵亡 zhènwáng，verb, to be killed in the war
村子 cūnzi，noun, village
唯一 wéiyī，adj, the only
幸存 xìngcún adj, survivable; verb, to survive after an accident, natural disaster, war, etc.
年轻 niánqīng, adj, young
跛脚 bǒjiǎo，adj, lame
残废 cánfèi，adj, handicapped
躲过一劫 duǒguò yì jié，verb, to be saved by the bell