to have meaning; to be meaningful
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
accurate; correct; precise; exact
marital relationship; marital relations
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
other than; excluding; without
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
stealthily; secretly; in secret
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
camping; campground; making camp
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation