hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to face on; to look out on to
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
reason for being; raison d'être
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one's physical safety; personal security
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
all night long; all through the night
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
police officer; policeman; constable
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
carbonization; carbonisation
standard equipment; standard feature
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
going through; going via; going by way of
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
each time; frequently; always
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
information appliance; information device; information system
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to rank next to; to come after
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot