wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to watch for an unguarded moment
cooperation; coordination; link
real intention; true motive; true meaning
very likely; very probable
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to get one's head around; to think about
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
preservation; retainment; keeping
to change completely; to change suddenly
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)