role of the villain; the bad guy
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
commander; commanding officer; CO
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
narrow; thin (sized); slender
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
export; exportation; efferent
ability; performance; efficiency
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
Export variants of Soviet military equipment
war; battle; match; game; competition
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
head; lead; vanguard; first
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
body; group; party; company; troupe
command; control; commander
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
behind; in the rear; in back