tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
beforehand; in advance; previously
evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
town; city; municipal; urban
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
way; method; means; resource; course
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
in spite of; regardless of
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
this world; this life; world of the living
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
sincere; honest; faithful
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
people; citizens; subjects; folk
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to push away; to push aside; to shove
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
person killed in action; the war dead
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to knock down; to knock out