because of; owing to; due to
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
general mobilization; general mobilisation
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
police; police officer; police station
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
imagination; supposition; guess
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
subversion (of the state)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to cover fully; to wrap around
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately