occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to attack; to assault; to assail
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
how; in what way; how about
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
armed forces; military; troops
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
participation; joining; entry; adherence
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
(not) even once; (not) ever
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to defy conventional wisdom
all around; as far as the eye can see
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
cooperation; collaboration
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
such; like that; that sort of; very
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly