control of the air; air supremacy
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
much less; to say nothing of
shooting down (an aircraft)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
such; like that; in that way
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
leader; authority; mainstay
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention