border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
student accommodation; student dormitory
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
only; merely; but; no more than
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
starting line; starting point
around the world; throughout the world
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
mountain range; mountain belt
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to