war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
adherent; devotee; believer
never ceasing; never ending; endless
riding fast; driving a horse fast
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
flying column; detached force
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to cut corners; to be shoddy
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
calendar year; civil year; time; year after year
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
base unit (metre, etc.); standard unit
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
based on; built on; made from
enactment; establishment; creation
metre; meter; meter; gauge
cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre
four-digit number; thousands column
annexed (statistical) table
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively