gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
beginning; outset; first; onset
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
mountain range; mountain belt
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
mountain ridge; near a mountain
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
loss; defeat; counter for losses
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
head; lead; vanguard; first
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
advance; moving forward; progress
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
-less; lacking; non-existing
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
three sides; small offering stand
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
that day; the very same day