focal point; nodal point; node
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
town; city; municipal; urban
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to withstand; to be able to endure
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
important point; strategic position; key point
to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to
satellite city; satellite town
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
front; frontage; facade; main
diversion; distraction; feint
many; much; plenty; hardly
surrounding at a distance
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)