glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
breath; breathing; tone; mood
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
chief; main; principal; major
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
being dotted with; being scattered
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)