(not) a soul; (not) a single person
urban areas; the streets; town; city
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for birds or rabbits
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
one's own property; possessions
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
old town; old part of a city
southeastern part; the southeast
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
but still; however; and yet; nevertheless; for all that
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
travelling incognito (traveling); quiet steps; creeping around
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which