attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
maintenance; preservation; improvement
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
stationing (troops); occupancy
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
match; game; bout; contest
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
prospects of victory; chances of success
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to indicate; to show; to point to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
to breathe out; to exhale
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
profitable plan; good plan
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
half-moon; half a month; semicircle