route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
going upstream; swimming upstream
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
preliminary step; first step
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
wide turn; detour; the long way around
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
every person; each one; everybody
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to succeed; to bear fruit
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
survival; survivor; relic
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to die out; to become extinct
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
danger; peril; hazard; risk
don't you think?; indicates question
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
surroundings; environs; circumference
short distance; short range; short-haul
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
fortress; stronghold; citadel