fortress; stronghold; citadel
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
unloading (a ship); landing
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
archipelago; chain of islands
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
branch (of a larger organization); local chapter
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
bet; wager; stake; gamble
frequency; rate of occurrence
striking; remarkable; considerable
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to pitch camp; to set up camp
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
small number; few; minority
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
blow; shock; strike; batting
end of war; cessation of hostilities
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe