definite a.
identify
vt. 认出；识别
harmless
a. that cannot cause harm
harm n.
bruise
vt. injure the outside of 碰伤；使（皮肉）青肿
clot
vt. 使（血等）凝块
Amen
int. may this be true 阿门（基督教徒祈祷结束时的用语）
hey
int. (used to call attention or express surprise)
scare
vt. frighten
gesture
n. movement, usu. of the hands, to express a certain meaning 姿势，手势
murmur
n. a soft low sound
half-hearted
a. showing little effort and no real interest.
wreckage
n. the broken parts of a destroyed thing 残骸
shaky
a. shaking or unsteady
block party
(AmE) a party of celebration help in the street by the residents of a block or neighborhood, esp. to raise funds for a local church or block club
carry-over
n. sth. carried or left over 剩余物
realization
n. being or becoming conscious
deaden
v. (cause to) lose strength, feeling, brightness, etc.
disquiet
vt. disturb
phon(e)y
a. pretended; false
laughter
n. laughing 笑声
desperately
ad. with little hope of success 绝望地；拼命地
desperate a.
underneath
prep. beneath; under
naked
a. not covered by clothes; nude 裸体的
claw
vt. tear, seize, pull with claws or hand 用爪抓
stairway
n. 楼梯
destroy
vt. break to pieces; put an end to 摧毁
PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS
in the midst of
in the middle of
break up
cease to be together 散开
grad/get/take hold of
get possession of; grasp 抓住
break down
destroy
fit in
find space or room (for sth. or sb.)
draw lots
use lots to decide sth. 抽签
make a / the difference
have an effect or influence; matter 有关系，有影响
come up
grow louder, stronger or brighter
head for
move towards, go to
figure out
work out; understand (sth. or sb.) by thinking 解决，算出；理解，弄清楚
or else
otherwise; if not
mean business
be ready to act ( not merely talk); be serous 是当真的
pile up
heap up 堆起
get one's hands on
find; get possession of
in the way of
in the matter of; as regards 在……方面； 关于
go on
be lit （灯）亮
go off
stop, discontinue
call off
stop or give the order to stop; cancel 停止；取消
blow one's top
(sl.) explode with anger 在发脾气
hold……against
allow(sth) to affect one's judgement of (sb.) 因（某事）而嫉恨（某人）
take up
begin, undertake
born of
owing existence to; deriving or resulting from
PROPER NAMES
Stockton
斯道克顿（姓氏）
Henderson
亨德森（姓氏）
Marty Weiss
马蒂.韦斯
Jerry Harlowe
杰雷.哈洛
Conelrad (short for Control of Electromagnetic radiation)
（美国）康纳雷民防广播体系（现已停止使用）
Yellow Alert
空袭预备警报
Grace
格雷斯（姓氏及女子名）
Paul
保罗（男子名）
Bennett
贝内特大街
Phil Kline
菲尔.克兰
