to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
each house; every house; many houses
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to throw into; to dump in together
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to set on fire; to ignite
reality; actuality; hard fact
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
coincident with; while; simultaneously
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
those (near the second person)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
cooperation; coordination; link