instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to collect; to assemble; to gather
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
journal; magazine; periodical
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
landing; alighting; touch down
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
war situation; progress of a battle
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness