specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
way; method; means; (technical) specification
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
strategic resources; strategic materials
to use and then throw away
scale; scope; plan; structure
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
tank (military vehicle); chariot
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
disaster-level (heat, rainfall, etc.); extreme; severe
event; phenomenon; matter
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
a long time ago; in those days
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...