in comparison to; rather than
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
suddenly; all of a sudden
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to pass (of time); to elapse
noisy; confused; uproarious
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
extermination; expulsion; destruction
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
accident; emergency; calamity
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to well up; to burst; to arise
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
dark clouds; black clouds
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
incident; affair; happening; event
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild