district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
exploding in flames; erupting in flames
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
pressure from an explosion; blast pressure; shock wave
dozens; scores of; decades
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
overall; general; as a whole
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
root; joint; base; crotch
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
all-out attack; general offensive
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)