plateau; tableland; eminence
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw on the fire; to burn
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
internal organs; intestines; viscera
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to prostrate oneself before
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
that day; the very same day
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
town; city; municipal; urban
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
small number; few; minority
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker