war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to lose a closely fought contest
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
wounded person; injured person
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to squash; to crush; to flatten
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
almost; roughly; approximately
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)