war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to be embarrassed; to lose face
immediately; at once; instantly
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
regret; repentance; remorse
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
interior; inside; internal
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
being dotted with; being scattered
each; (arch.) you (plural)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
scale; scope; plan; structure
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
fortress; stronghold; citadel
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
thanatos; death instinct (in psychoanalysis); Thanatos; personification of death (in Greek mythology)
indicate reason; infers some protest
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically