abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to discuss; to talk together
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
mountain ridge; near a mountain
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
mountain range; mountain belt
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
level ground; plain; flatland
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
stationing (troops); garrisoning
calamity; disaster; accident
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
but; however; although; though