sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
middle west; Midwest (United States)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
ago; since; before; previous
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to rule; to govern; to administer
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to be erected; to be built
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
grasp; catch; understanding