apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
chief; main; principal; major
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
underground organization; underground organisation
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
reform; reformation; reorganization
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
Lyon (France); Riom (France); Riyon
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
library (usu. single-room); small library
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission