compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
interior; inside; internal
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)