foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
as far as the eye can see
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
beyond imagination; unimaginable
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
being in the service of; serving at; holding office
farming; agriculture; cultivation
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
phantom; vision; illusion
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
second (unit of time); arc second
to shine in (light); to illuminate
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only