don't you think?; indicates question
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
river; stream; River; the ... river
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to check; to stop; to keep back
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
same; similar; (just) like; equal
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
historic; historical; traditional
imagination; supposition; guess
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; by what means
go that far; to that extent
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
war situation; progress of a battle
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
to continue; to keep up; to keep on