absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
one round; going around; making a round (of); first anniversary of a person's death
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
thorough; exhaustive; complete
intense; violent; severe; vehement
transcendence; transcendency
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to be main; to be principal; to be important
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
program (e.g. TV); programme
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to make sense; to be meaningful
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
disintegration; self-destruction
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
such; like that; in that way
stack; stack (data structure); getting stuck (in snow, mud, etc.; of a vehicle)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
secondary armament (of a warship); secondary battery; secondary gun
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty