to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
main force; chief object; mainline
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
contradiction; inconsistency
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to have no chance (of succeeding)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to attack; to assault; to assail
federal law; federal legislation
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
outside of; not covered by
armed group; armed insurgents
defense; defence; protection
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
amount to be borne; one's share (of expenses)
amount of money; sum of money
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
the big two...; two major...; two main...
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
intensification; aggravation
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
mechanism; organization; organisation
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
split; division; break up