public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
innumerable; countless; numberless
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
than; from; out of; except; but; more
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
surely (not); certainly (not)
to fall flat; to fall face down
alone; unaided; away from home
observation; survey; watching
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
(not) a single person; (no) one
external wound; (physical) trauma
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
it is not (like that) either
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
rather; better; instead; if anything
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote