to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
urban area; urban district
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
reason; cause; history; origin
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
other than; excluding; without
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
person who has rendered distinguished service
to keep a watchful eye on
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
weird; strange; mysterious
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
scenery; scene; landscape
moment by moment; hour by hour