inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
trivial; not amounting to much
(not) a single person; (no) one
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
three; three years of age
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to succeed; to bear fruit
form; method; system; formula
on the occasion of; at the time of
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
particular; hard to please; fussy
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
protracted war; war of attrition
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort