channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
innumerable; countless; numberless
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
interception; monitoring; tapping
whole nation; whole land; whole country
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
in one's hands; in one's control
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
every place; various places
chief; main; principal; major
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
important point; strategic position; key point
aggression; invasion; raid
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification