very young; little; childish; immature
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
by sheer strength; by brute force
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
war; fighting; fierce competition
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
(together) with; -wide; including
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
(brute) force; using all one's might
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
World War III; Third World War
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
effective control (over territory); working control
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
too many to count; too numerous to mention
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
now that; since; so long as; because
number of persons; personnel
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole