double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
intelligence network; information network
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
calamity; disaster; accident
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
stricken area; disaster-stricken area; affected area; afflicted area
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
northern part; the north (of a region)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
standing close together; bristling (with)
shack; shanty; hut; barracks
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
testimony; (verbal) evidence
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there