ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
observation; survey; watching
hello; good day; good afternoon
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
structure for housing heavy machinery
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
home area; home town; local
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to be burned out (of one's home)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
derailment; digression; deviation
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
clergyman; churchman; clergy
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
mental; spiritual; emotional
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
distress; wretched condition
to escape from; to get out
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
several weeks; a few weeks
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for