to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
same family (race, tribe)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
sense of values; values; value system
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
well-cooked; well-done; browned
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
regulars; regular soldiers
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
organization; organisation; forming
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
hey; listen; look here; I say