town; city; municipal; urban
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
100,000,000; one hundred million
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
casualties; the killed and wounded
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
calamity; disaster; misfortune
without leaving any trace
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
literally; to the letter; literal
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
unexpectedly; surprisingly
hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii)
to correct oneself; to restate
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since