disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
perception; sensation; awareness
recovery; rescue; recapture
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
alone; by oneself; on one's own
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
all; entire; whole; altogether
autonomy; right of self-government
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord