substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
under control (e.g. of territory)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
feeling keenly; fully realizing
autonomy; right of self-government
dominion; territory; possession
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
in name only; titular; nominal
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
reactor; reacting furnace
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
core; core; hardcore; all-out
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
power; might; authority; influence
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
practicality; utility; usefulness
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
outbreak of war; starting a war
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
declaration of war; proclamation of war
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
main force; chief object; mainline
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe