wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
nonchalantly; without a care
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to fish; to have a line in the water
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
riverside; edge of a river
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
pride; dignity; self-respect
match declared drawn due to injury
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
grandfather; male senior-citizen
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
returning to the service of one's master
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
leader; authority; mainstay
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
third day of the month; three days
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to look forward to something
longed-for; anxiously awaited