tool; implement; means; furniture
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
proposal; offer; request; application
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
beyond imagination; unimaginable
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
several hundred; hundreds (of)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
plural; multiple; plural (number)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
legendary beast; magical beast
scale; scope; plan; structure
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to be helpful; to be useful
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs