seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
a little bit; a little while
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
near; close; beside; third person
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
management; administration; operation
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
in accordance with plans; just as planned
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
(turned out) all right in the end
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
solution; solution strategy
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling