wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
short pause; short interval
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
open; spacious; extensive
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to jump from one thing to another
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
semi-transparent; translucent
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
fresco; mural; wall painting
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead