pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
killing and wounding; bloodshed
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
break in time; interruption; pause
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to step over or across; to overcome
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
non-commissioned officer; petty officer
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
dressing oneself; personal grooming
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately