about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to keep away; to keep at a distance
prudence; discretion; thought
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
just above; right overhead
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
commandant; commanding officer; general
to send or direct a person to
long military service; having experienced many battles
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
nothing but; none other than
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining