on-the-spot or live broadcast; running commentary; blow-by-blow report; play-by-play report
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
war experience; experience of war; memories of war
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
Morrison; Mollison; Morison; Moryson
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back