to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
military forces; hosts; troops
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
state of the war; war situation
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
piece of meat; cut of meat
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
release; emission; ejection
fall; drop; descent; coming down
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
supreme; sublime; highest
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to cease; to stop; to be over
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to throw at; to turn; to raise
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...