serious; severe; grave; acute
to affect; to impact; to influence
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
complete set; all; everything
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
with a start; with a jump
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
that is to say; so that means
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
nothing but; none other than
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
from where one sits; while sitting by
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
decision; determination; resolution
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)