to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
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; unexpectedly
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
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
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
great laughter; burst of laughter
favourite horse; favorite horse
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
standard; set; routine; decided
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
ashamed deep down in one's heart; blushing with shame when one remembers something
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization