wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
most part; greater part; majority
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
interested person; volunteer; supporter
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
none of your business; not your concern
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
genuine; authentic; true; real
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
in the end; after all is said and done
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes