whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
in accordance with; according to
shoulder (of a road); berm
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
from here; from this place
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
offense; offence; method of attack
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
high efficiency; high performance
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to spend time (on doing something)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant