important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
air defense identification zone; ADIZ
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
outside the city area; suburbs
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
official announcement; proclamation
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
engagement; engage (e.g. angle)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
place; situation; position; location
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
condition; state (of health); appearance
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)