wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
as planned; according to plan
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
periodic; regular; routine
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
go (board game); being so engrossed in go that one loses track of time; being so engrossed in an activity that one loses track of time
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
large number (of); many; majority
blitzkrieg; blitz; lightning war