bombarding; shelling; bombardment
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to pick up; to find; to gather
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
study; research; investigation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
military operation; military tactics; military strategy
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
generation; the world; the age
under development; in development
high-explosive projectile
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
automatic; intransitive verb
loading; charging; filling