to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
honor; honour; credit; prestige
striking; remarkable; considerable
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
(social) position; status
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
commander; commanding officer; CO
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
pirate flag; black flag; Jolly Roger
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy