military forces; hosts; troops
to fight against; to oppose; to face
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
restoration; repair; mending
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
command; lead; generalship; leadership
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
serious; severe; grave; acute
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
and; thereupon; because of that
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
calamity; disaster; accident
time; season; period; phase; stage
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
still better; even better
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful