or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
surface of the earth; ground surface
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
intercept; interception; counter-attack
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
ten; 10; ten years of age
consists of; comprises; is made up of
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
phase transition; phase change; phase transformation
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
region; limits; stage; level
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
acceleration; speeding up
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while