maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
competent; suitable; qualified
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
pride; dignity; self-worth
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
while; even though; despite
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
several hundred; hundreds (of)
thousands; several thousand
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
small number; few; minority
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
raising (a question); posing (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); lodging; (arch.) lifting up
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
border (between countries); national border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable