destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
at that time; in those days
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
question; inquiry; enquiry
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
foreign; abroad; overseas
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to be kind to; to treat kindly
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle