great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to collapse into; to flop onto
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
since when; from when; how long
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
such; like that; that sort of; very
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
if it is the case that ...
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to do for (the sake of someone else)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre