place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to do together; to share; to participate in
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
3000; three thousand; many
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
transport aircraft; transport plane
inside a plane; in-flight
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
after that; afterwards; thereafter
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
supply; supplying; replenishment
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
long-awaited; much-awaited
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
intelligence gathering; information gathering
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
complete change; about-face
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely