partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
specialization; specialisation
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
as far as the eye can see
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to set (sun); to become dark
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
disorder; chaos; confusion
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
outbreak of war; starting a war
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
imposing stance; daunting pose
to show up; to appear; to turn up
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
ammunition depot; ammunition dump; powder magazine
to become empty; to be emptied
possible; likely; probable
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail