flash (of light); glint; schiller
witnessing; observing; sighting
that day; the very same day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
unconfirmed; unidentified
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
board of directors; board of trustees
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
repair work; restoration work
leadership; initiative; spearhead
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
cargo; freight; money or assets
container (e.g. shipping); skip
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
a great variety of; all sorts or kinds of; multifarious
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)