playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
standing; reserve; always having ready
service in the first reserve
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
mobilization; mobilisation
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
putting into operation; invocation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
national defence; national defense
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
railroad; railway; rail transport
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
same; similar; (just) like; equal
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting