space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
manners; behavior; behaviour
self control; self restraint
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
each place; various places
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to spend time (on doing something)
had better ...; had better not ...
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
final; eventual; ultimate
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
omniscience and omnipotence
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)