to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
classified information; top secret
like this; this sort; this way
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
expression; look; countenance; face
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
sanity; consciousness; soberness
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
forevermore; for eternity
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
country; territory; domain; realm
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
U.S. forces; American military
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to finish reading; to read through