to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
one's own army; one's own team
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
several times; several degrees
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
discovery; detection; finding
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
coincident with; while; simultaneously
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
blow; shock; strike; batting
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
protracted war; war of attrition
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
square formation (of troops); magic square
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to make an appearance; to show up
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)