war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
double dip; double-dip recession; second bottom; double bottom
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to erase all trace of something
submarine voyage; underwater navigation
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
sound of something falling
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; inversion; handspring (gymnastics)
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
explosive; blasting powder
oneiromancy; dream fortune-telling
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding
fat; tallow; lard; grease
fat; tallow; lard; grease
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
have a pain in one's chest
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
in accordance with; according to
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
cruise; navigation; sailing
bar which also provides meals