ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to kill; to choke the life out of
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)