preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
south-southwest; south-south-west
than; from; out of; except; but; more
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
urban areas; the streets; town; city
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to slide into; to slip into
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
rising; ascending; climbing
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
street; quarter; district; area
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
support; backing; aid; assistance
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
war; battle; match; game; competition
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to cease; to stop; to be over
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey