wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
place for relaxation and refreshment
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
leader of a charge; first to arrive
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
stationing (troops); occupancy
to play a leading role; to play a central part
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
service in the first reserve
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
street fighting; urban warfare
government; administration
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment