large-scale maneuvers; large-scale manoeuvres; war games
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
etc.; et cetera; and so on
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
relating to the USA; toward America; with America
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
meaning; connotation; denotation
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
money politics; plutocracy
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
dozens; scores of; decades
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
anonymity; using an assumed name
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
information; news; report; reward; retribution
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
midget submarine; submarine
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)