fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
United States Army; U.S. Army
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
in one's own way or style
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
death toll; number of deaths; body count
most (numerous); largest (number of)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
destruction; collapse; crumbling
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
casualties; the killed and wounded
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to be damaged; to receive damage
slight; little; insignificant
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to prevent; to take precautions
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
to put on airs; to assume importance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand