observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
elevation; height above sea level
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
terrain; geographical features; topography
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
as if nothing had happened
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
half the body; half length
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
solitude; loneliness; isolation
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can