habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
in person; personally; directly
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
cantonment; encampment; etape
staying behind; remaining; residual
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
three days and three nights
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
rather; sooner; preferably
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
remaining quantity; residual quantity
to reopen (e.g. a file, window); to open again
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest