probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
armed forces; military; troops
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
sharing; division; draw; tie
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
dawning (of a new era); dawn
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
major earthquake; large earthquake
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
contradiction; inconsistency
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
assistance; backing; reinforcements