alert status; emergency alert
living thing; organism; creature; biology
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
mountain range; mountain belt
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
town; city; municipal; urban
ash; embers; complete destruction
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
calamity; disaster; misfortune
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
dealing with; coping with
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
scale; scope; plan; structure
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled