nuclear fission; fission reaction
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
second (unit of time); arc second
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
paints; painting material
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables
to flare up; to burst into flames
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
troops; group members; team members
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
detente; easing of tensions; thaw
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
military officer; naval officer
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
fallout (atomic, radioactive, etc.); fall-out; fall out
acute radiation syndrome; ARS; acute radiation damage
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
to appease; to suppress; to calm
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause