transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
final; eventual; ultimate
close relation (association)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
speed of a boat; draft; draught
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
being dotted with; being scattered
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
verbal message; word (from someone)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
resignation; acceptance; consolation
touché; you've got me there
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to serve; to work for; to attend
cooperation; coordination; link
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment