push-button war; war started or ended with the push of a button (e.g. to launch a nuclear missile)
frontier fort; remote area; frontier
discontented element; discontented (grumbling) member
international border dispute
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
supreme command; high command
to devise; to plot; to plan
to chase; to run after; to pursue
ingenuity; resourcefulness
running out of energy; running out of strength
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
free speech; freedom of speech
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)
control of the air; air supremacy
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
burlesque; low comedy; farce
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
anxiety (about the future)
commodore; brigadier general