important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
disregarding strategy and using brute force
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
outbreak of war; starting a war
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
place; situation; position; location
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
commander; commanding officer; CO
on the occasion of; at the time of
enemy movements; enemy's position
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
weather balloon; sounding balloon; observation balloon; espionage balloon; trial balloon
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
difference; variation; difference
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
how; in what way; by what means
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
information leak; data breach
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to repeat; to do something over again
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill