to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
northern part; the north (of a region)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
defense; defence; protection
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
southern part; the south (of a region)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
aquatic (life); living in the water
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
marine product; marine (e.g. product, animal etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to look around; to look towards (us)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to pick up; to find; to gather
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
together; at the same time; same; identical
preference; priority; precedence
national border; provincial border
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
maintaining the status quo
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration