to collect; to assemble; to gather
police; police officer; police station
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to shake one's head (in denial)
ten; 10; ten years of age
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to gather; to collect; to assemble
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
tension; mental strain; nervousness
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
order of chivalry; chivalric order
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
adds force or indicates command
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...