dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
peace preservation; security; safety
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
defense; defence; protection
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
extreme height; high-rise (i.e. building)
artificial island; man-made island
the whole area; all areas
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
foreign enemy; outside invader
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
simultaneous; all at once
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression