allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
port city; harbour city; harbor city
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to project; to stick out; to stand out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
sea gauge; draft; draught
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
than; from; out of; except; but; more
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
mountain range; mountain belt
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
mountain road; mountain trail
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)