thicket; coppice; brushwood
advance; moving forward; progress
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
environment; circumstance
change; alteration; modification
to need; to demand; to take; to require
sunlight filtering through trees
scenery; scene; landscape
river; stream; River; the ... river
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
(necessary) personnel; required person
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
commander; general; leader
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to trample; to crush underfoot