wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
you could say; you might say; verging on the
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
little by little; bit by bit
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind