28th day of the month; 28 days
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
self-determination; suicide
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to wring the neck; to strangle
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
this world; this life; world of the living
occurrence; happening; incident; event
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
scene; spectacle; sight; view
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
social studies (school subject)
local collection (of a library); local materials; local artefacts
group suicide; mass suicide
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
civilian in military employ
defense; defence; protection
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
persons who have fallen in battle
large number (of); many; majority
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
survivor's pension or annuity
disability pension; invalid pension
receiving payments (pension, ration)
several people; a few people
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
postwar period; period after Second World War
the deceased; deaths; persons killed