vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
estimate (of costs); budget
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
insurance; guarantee; warranty
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to cause a person trouble
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
refining; purification; careful manufacture
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
vent; exhaust opening; exhaust port
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
thunderous roar; roaring sound