port city; harbor city; harbour city
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to come and go; to go back and forth
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
military forces; hosts; troops
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
alert status; emergency alert
like this; this sort; this way
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
the other day; a few days ago
letter; missive; note; mail
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
the other day; some time ago; recently
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
circulation (esp. documents); sending round