to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to keep away; to keep at a distance
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
power balance; balance of power
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to be too numerous; to be too much
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
how much; how many; to what extent
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
consumption; expenditure; spending
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
number of persons; personnel
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye