middle of the night; dead of night
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
suddenly; all of a sudden
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to cover fully; to wrap around
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
war; fighting; fierce competition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
natural disaster; cataclysm
government office; public office
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation
a considerable number; a fair number
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity