last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
likely loss; probable defeat
river surface; surface of a river
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
person who has rendered distinguished service
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
surrounding at a distance
opposite bank; farther shore
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
with curious eyes; curiously
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to glare at each other; to confront each other
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext