intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
function; facility; faculty; feature
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
instead; but (on the other hand)
comparatively; relatively
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
all present; all concerned; all of us
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
physical strength; muscle strength
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
nature; property; disposition
automatic; intransitive verb
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
armor and helmet (armour)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
using together (jointly); used at the same time
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
instruction; direction; briefing
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
ten; 10; ten years of age
all; entire; whole; altogether
dozens; scores of; decades
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)