to take advantage of an opportunity
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
northeastern part; the northeast
power map; power structure; power relationships
all present; all concerned; all of us
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
specialization; specialisation
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
chief; main; principal; major
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
accumulation; accumulate; store
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to read the situation; to sense the mood
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
priority; order of precedence
mechanism; organization; organisation
pointing out; identification
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish