war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
it is not (like that) either
considerably; fairly; quite
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
one's own army; one's own team
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
dawning (of a new era); dawn
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to be conspicuous; to stand out
the government; Administration
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
scene; view; prospect; outlook
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
(within a) territory; domains
of course; certainly; naturally
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
instead; but (on the other hand)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on