(navigable) canal; waterway
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
supply; supplying; replenishment
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
plateau; tableland; eminence
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
opposite side; opposition
taking part (in planning); participation
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
the other day; a few days ago
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
(apportioning) in small amounts
everybody; every last one of them; all
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to check; to stop; to keep back
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
territory; domain; dominion; possession
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
expectation; anticipation; forecast
management; administration; operation
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
military officer; naval officer
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to take command; to give direction
thinning out fruit; removing superfluous fruit