to narrow; to reduce; to contract
period of time; time slot; time zone
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
terrain; geographical features; topography
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
ultimate; final; last; eventual
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
horizon (related to bodies of water)
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to thrust down; to push off
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
time required; time taken; necessary time
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
departure; leaving; going away; recession
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to have a long life; to live a long time
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
oracle; revelation; divine message
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep