at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
to blaze; to burn brightly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
legend; folklore; tradition
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you