subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
intimidation; threat; bluster
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
100,000; hundred thousand
courage; ardour; high spirits
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
inside the encampment; within the camp
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
night attack; nocturnal assault
shades of evening; dead of night
to rant and rave; to raise hell
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
suddenly; all of a sudden
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
hills and fields; countryside
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
charred; burnt black; scorched black
falling over; toppling sideways
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
great laughter; burst of laughter
favourite horse; favorite horse