wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
tank (military vehicle); chariot
for dear life; barely escaping alive
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
ultimate; final; last; eventual
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
way of reciting; way of telling a story
colour; color; hue; tints
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
sequel; later development
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
since then; from that time; ever since
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to get along well together; to be close to each other
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored