to perceive; to understand
somebody (important); person of importance
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
command; control; commander
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
urban area; urban district
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
right under; directly below
to tower over the surroundings
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(a fortress being) impregnable; unassailable
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet