to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to run through; to run past
to knock down; to knock off
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
here and there; everywhere
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
naturally; of course; understandably
level ground; plain; flatland
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
terrain; geographical features; topography
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
weather-beaten; bleached skull
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
opposite bank; farther shore
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off