to play a leading role; to play a central part
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
camping; campground; making camp
being dotted with; being scattered
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
for a while; for some time; for a period
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
adult site; adult website; pornographic website
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
digger; excavator; power shovel
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)