to burn to a crisp; to scorch
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to correct oneself; to restate
injured person; wounded person; casualty
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
switching over to; migration; transition
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
military personnel; soldier
outsider; someone outside of a group
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
evacuation site; refuge shelter; shelter
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney