powered exoskeleton (esp. in SF); power suit
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
particularly; only; in the case of
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
true state; actual condition; reality
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
(police) detective; criminal matter
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
public and private; official and personal; government and people
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
comparatively; relatively
classification; categorization; sorting
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
one cause; one reason; one factor
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
limited; limiting; restrictive
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
infection; contagion; becoming infected
remote control; remote operation
alteration; falsification; faking
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; ICBM
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to claim victims; to leave casualties
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately