to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
right to choose; a say; option
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
dreadnought (class of warships)
large number (of); many; majority
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
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
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus); African grey parrot
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
northern part; the north (of a region)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
land route; overland route; by land; overland
interior; inside; internal
qanat (underground tunnel for irrigation); kanat
mountain range; mountain belt
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
elevation; height above sea level
fully prepared; all ready
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action