democratic nation; democratic country
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
to buy more (of something)
shooting range; firing range
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
ordinary citizen; the general public
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
firing practice with live ammunition
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
defense capability (defence)
firm; strong; solid; stable
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
since the dawn of history
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
reign; being on the throne
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment