base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested; busy
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to increase; to add to; to augment
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
migration; move; emigration; immigration
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
progress; advance; improvement; development
research vessel; research ship
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
genius; prodigy; natural gift
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
stole (shawl); stall; stall (of an engine); (animal) stall
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
head; brains; intellect; understanding
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
throughput; processing power
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated