to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
consists of; comprises; is made up of
in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
headquarters; head office; main office
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
large number (of); many; majority
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
Amazon River; Rio Amazonas
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
pororoca (Amazonian tidal bore)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
athletic field; athletics stadium
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to take command; to give direction
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
protocol; protocol (diplomatic document); protocol (system of rules); protocol (of a scientific experiment or course of medical treatment)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to encamp; to take up positions
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await