field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
terrain; geographical features; topography
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
ash; embers; complete destruction
-less; lacking; non-existing
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)