pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
script; screenplay; scenario
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
world; society; people; the public
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
because of; owing to; due to
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to take someone's life; to kill someone
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to accept; to receive; to agree
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top