bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
overhasty; rash; premature
hard to get; hard to come by
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
charcoal; charred remains
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
carbonization; carbonisation
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
commander; commanding officer; CO
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing