wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
this kind of; this sort of; this; like this; in this way
transcendence; transcendency
very much; exceedingly; extremely
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
ill will; malice; evil intent
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
straight-laced person; stubborn person
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
beyond imagination; unimaginable
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
way of solving (a problem); solution
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
3rd day of the month; three days
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
decision; determination; resolution