explanation; interpretation
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to live; to reside; to inhabit
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
tenth day of the month; ten days
whole nation; whole land; whole country
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to spread; to be propagated
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
armed forces; military; troops
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
time around sunset; early evening
camping; campground; making camp
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
binoculars; field glasses
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
otherwise; or else; if not
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
clearly; distinctly; vividly
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to beat to death; to kill
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to happen to have on hand or in stock