wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
vineyard; vinery; grape plantation
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
failure; mistake; blunder
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be damaged; to receive damage
passage; path; route; one's way
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to walk in on; to tread upon
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at