wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
lonely; dreary; desolate; few; scarce; sparse
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
society; the world; the times
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
plainly; clearly; vividly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
of course; certainly; naturally
many; much; plenty; hardly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
quiet; still; surreptitious
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock