investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
central nervous system; CNS
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to lead someone around by the nose
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to attack; to assault; to assail
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
but; however; provided that
period of time; time slot; time zone
casualties; the killed and wounded
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
although I say; although one might say; although called
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
reconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
what time; (lit.) which hour
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
both hands; both arms; ten
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
sorry; excuse me; thank you
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it