clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
duty; obligation; responsibility
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
reduction of armaments; disarmament
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
-less; lacking; non-existing
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to increase; to add to; to augment
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
fully prepared; all ready
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
absence; disregard; indifference
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against