northern region; the north
important point; strategic position; key point
plural; multiple; several
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
position; location; base; point; site
town; city; municipal; urban
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
recovery; rescue; recapture
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
support; backing; aid; assistance
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
piling up; multiple layers
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
ago; since; before; previous
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
defense; defence; protection