wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
horizon (related to land)
to cover fully; to wrap around
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to attempt; to test; to try out
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
contradiction; inconsistency
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
battlefield; battleground
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)