obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
at once; there and then; immediately
to crumble away; to collapse
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
many; much; plenty; hardly
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to collect; to assemble; to gather
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
terrain; geographical features; topography
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
detour; circumvention; turning movement
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
flying column; detached force
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours