bright; intelligent; clever; smart
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
in the meanwhile; during the time
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
centre of attention; center of attention
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
item; something that one "just has to have"
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to rush over; to run up to
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
having said that; on the other hand
together (with); at the same time; in a lump