end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
more than anything; above all else
just one person; only one
blow; shock; strike; batting
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
shading; shielding from light
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
all-out attack; general offensive
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
firm; strong; solid; stable
to relax; to feel at home
document; official papers
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace