to encamp; to take up a position
divide into four pieces; one fourth
fortress; stronghold; citadel
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
useless; vain; aimless; idle
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
strategy meeting; council of war
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
programme; program; plans; arrangements
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
(not) even once; (not) ever
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
exhaust sound; exhaust note
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
I appreciate your efforts