as if to say; as much as to say; as though
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
self-destruct system; automatic detonator; self-detonating device
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
one's best interests; one's own good
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
parking; parking lot; parking space
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to blaze; to burn brightly
several hours; a few hours
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
guard; sentinel; garrison
going around; patrol; round; tour
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with