defense capability; defence capability
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to base something on; to make something the basis
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
close call; narrow escape
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
on the strength of numbers
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
interrelationship; statistics confounding
to crack; to develop a crack
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising