wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
stirring; slight movement
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
penetration; permeation; transmission
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
wounded person; injured person
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
programme; program; plans; arrangements
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
how can (one) do something
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
observation; survey; watching
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post