citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
special heading; separate paragraph
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to be extremely dangerous
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
casualties; injuries and deaths
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
reason for being; raison d'être
unprecedented; never seen before
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
for your reference; FYR; for your information; FYI
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
free (of charge); gratuitous
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
written question; questionnaire
of course; certainly; naturally
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to