to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
war; fighting; fierce competition
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
after that; afterwards; thereafter
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
imagination; supposition; guess
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
power; might; authority; influence
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
that's the way it is; such is life
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
don't you think?; indicates question
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
that is to say; so that means
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
consequence; result; conclusion
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop