mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
soldier; combatant; warrior
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
very great; enormous; serious
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
all eyes; public attention
source of worry; source of distress
preference; priority; precedence
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
choices; alternatives; options
to be helpful; to be useful
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
without; but if; otherwise; or else
imagination; supposition; guess
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
loser; defeated person; the defeated
morality; moral principles
pride; dignity; self-respect
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
proposal; proposition; suggestion
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
course; route; path; process; means