energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
here and there; in places
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
eastern part; the east (of a region)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
salty sea breeze; salt wind
offensive (movement); aggression
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
horizon (related to bodies of water)
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
wearing one's hair in braids
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)