wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
to lend an ear to; to listen to
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
pair; the two; both persons; both things
religious organization; religious organisation
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
based on; on the basis of
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
point in question (at issue)
Alice in Wonderland (novel by Lewis Carroll); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
watercooler; water cooler
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to refuse; to decline; to deny