the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
information leak; data breach
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
murder; homicide; manslaughter
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
advance; moving forward; progress
to blaze; to burn brightly
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
specialized; specialised; boutique
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
period of time; time slot; time zone
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
inflammable; flammable; combustible; burnable
material; substance; matter
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to flare up; to burst into flames
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
very great; enormous; serious
to be damaged; to receive damage
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily