evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
yeah; you're right; that's right
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
transmission; propagation; spread
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
certain fulfilment; reaching a goal without fail
now that; since; so long as; because
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
one by one; one each; one at a time
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
simultaneous; all at once
offensive (movement); aggression
casualties; the killed and wounded
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to form a pair; to pair up
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
serious wound; serious injury