Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
town; city; municipal; urban
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
like this; this sort; this way
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
aggression; invasion; raid
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)