lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(within a) territory; domains
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
situated deep in the mountains
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
given the circumstances; such being the case
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
front; frontage; facade; main
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to burrow through; to dig through
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to ascend; to go up; to climb
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden