enemy territory; hostile place
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)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
failure; mistake; blunder
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
journey; route of a journey
talking about memories; reminiscences
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to discuss; to talk together
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
how; in what way; by what means
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
to ask for directions; to ask the way
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor