long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
mountain range; mountain belt
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
detour; circumvention; turning movement
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
supply line; line of communications
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
in the end; on top of that
chief; main; principal; major
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
three; three years of age
road over a mountain pass
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
but; however; provided that
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
mountain road; mountain trail
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
annexation; merger; swallowing up
under control (e.g. of territory)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin; to set about; to start
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to encamp; to take up positions
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
retention; maintenance; preservation