to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
to pass (of time); to elapse
presumption; assumption; estimation
death toll; number of deaths; body count
war; fighting; fierce competition
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ash; embers; complete destruction
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
physical law; laws of physics
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
independence; self-reliance
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)