blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
region; limits; stage; level
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
political tone; political flavour (flavor)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
blow; shock; strike; batting
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
supply line; line of communications
putting into operation; invocation
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
inland districts; inland areas
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
simply put; putting it simply; in short
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
leadership; initiative; spearhead
same; similar; (just) like; equal
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
naval port; naval station