wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
muscles of the back; back muscles
to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart
bad disease; malignant disease
herd of horses; pack of horses (in a race)
after the decimal point; below the decimal; of no account; beneath one's notice
fixed rule; usual way; usual method
causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment
to be entrusted with; to be asked to
yellow and white; gold and silver; bribery; corruption
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
high compression; high pressure
annexation; merger; swallowing up
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera
to worry; to fret; to be anxious
millet grain; something extremely tiny
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
clearing; cleaning up; clearing; settling (e.g. payment)
crowding together; grouping together; swarming; crowd; group; swarm
to chirp loudly (insects, birds, etc.); to sing noisily
garbage can; rubbish bucket
artificial fingernail; fake fingernail
to enjoy (a person's) favor (favour)
clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)