pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
lookout post; observation point
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
accidental death (esp. while climbing mountains or being shipwrecked)
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
hostile party; enemy side
way (of doing); manner; method
to pick a fight (with); to find fault (with)
wartime regime; war footing
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
on countless occasions; many a time
total hours spent working
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
while running; while moving; in motion
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result