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
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
sudden and dramatic event (incident); sudden and strange phenomenon
southwestern part; the southwest
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
military forces; hosts; troops
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
all you have to do is; just; that's all
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
one's course; one's path; one's road
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
commander; general; leader
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
threat; intimidation; menace
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
defense; defence; safeguard; protection