not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
chilly; unpleasantly cold
surface of the earth; ground surface
different culture; foreign culture
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
in search of; in order to look for
as far as the eye can see
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
mushroom cloud (from nuclear explosion, etc.)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
distant; remote; isolated
noxious gas; poisonous gas; toxic fumes
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
artificial muscle; synthetic muscle
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn