in proportion to; just as much as
supply; supplying; replenishment
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to attack; to assault; to assail
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to play a leading role; to play a central part
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
armaments; military preparations
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
meaning; significance; sense
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
on one hand; on the other hand
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
advance; moving forward; progress
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
many; a lot; much; multitude
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
battery (of artillery, cameras, etc.); barrage