hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
one way or the other; either way
large amount of money; great cost
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
high ground; plateau; heights
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
along the river; riverside
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
(electric) torch; flashlight
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break