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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

going north

3

two (long cylindrical things)

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

Luan; Rouen (France); Rouyn (Canada)

2

background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors

1

Palos de la Frontera (Spain)

6

to pour into (liquids); to pump into

1

lake (in place names)

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

2

northeast

2

border

2

wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands

1

Haifa (Israel)

27

territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

7

southern part; the south (of a region)

1

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

2

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

5

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

2

north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

7

financial affairs

59

Tice

2

halfway point

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

4

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

3

information; news; report; reward; retribution

9

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

10

intervention

7

case; situation

6

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

9

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

2

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

2

one's own country

3

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

5

fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing

2

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

5

offensive (movement); aggression

1

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

1

subjugation; conquest

2

compromise; giving in

2

map

2

to lean over; to lean in

1

finger; toe; digit

5

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

3

middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

1

direct unforked road; straight path

2

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

19

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

5