bare rock; rock surface; rock face
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
Taklamakan Shamo desert; Takla Makan desert
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
thousands; several thousand
near oneself; close to one; familiar
many; much; plenty; hardly
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
unmanned probe (vessel, spacecraft, etc.)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
direct escort; direct cover; combat air patrol; CAP
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
archipelago; chain of islands
covering (from enemy attack); protection
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil