severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
surrounding at a distance
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to blaze; to burn brightly
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
heresy; heretical teachings; black magic
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
killing and wounding; bloodshed
police; police officer; police station
trauma (usu. psychological)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
police officer; policeman; constable
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly