extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to blow off; to be blown off
the way back; the way home; return trip
huge win; overwhelming victory
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
north face; north side; the north; facing north
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
leaving a warship; abandoning ship; retirement from a naval post; retirement from captaincy (of a naval ship)
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
motility; mobility; maneuverability
diving; submerging; going underwater
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
tradition; legend; folklore
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
to not take seriously; to take lightly
logistics; supply; communications
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire