obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
landing zone; point of landing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
ETA; estimated time of arrival
minute (unit of time); instant; moment; (meeting) minutes; record of proceedings
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
unit; (musical) group; band
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
singing voice; (sound of) singing
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to put one's strength into
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
thicket; coppice; brushwood
concealment; suppression; hiding
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
with a clink (click, clack)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
choices; alternatives; options