explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
mechanism; organization; organisation
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
using as an intermediary; through
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
outside world; physical world
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
while; during; while; although; all; both
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
watchful waiting; careful supervision
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
consequence; result; conclusion
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation