young girl; lass; adolescent female
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
interruption; suspension; break
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
war situation; progress of a battle
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to join together; to combine; to join up
to smash down; to beat in
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
pride; boast; credit (to)
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
acceleration; speeding up
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
testimony; (verbal) evidence
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
continuation; succession; series
systematic; regular; routine