daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
how long; how much; to what extent
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
opposite side; opposition
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
bolt from the blue; great surprise
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
accurate; correct; precise; exact
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
the place for; the time for; the level of
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
how; in what way; how about
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
book; volume; this; present; main; head
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to grimace; to make a wry face
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)