certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to take measures (against); to take steps
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
number of persons; personnel
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
strong nation; powerful country
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
arrangement; pact; agreement
of course; certainly; naturally
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
certain evidence; definite evidence
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
on bad terms; at loggerheads
trackless; reckless; dissipated
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
stationing (troops); occupancy
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom