earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
although I say; although one might say; although called
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
battlefield; battleground
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to play a leading role; to play a central part
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
imagination; supposition; guess
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
private citizen; civilian
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
reaching; attaining; arrival
to launch a surprise attack
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
locational advantage; advantageous position
territory; domain; dominion; possession
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
terrain; geographical features; topography
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to think of; to come up with
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that