divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to read the situation; to sense the mood
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
such ... as; or some such
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
vantage point; viewpoint; standpoint; outlook
joint struggle; common (united) front
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy