war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
training; drill; practice; discipline
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
Marx; Marks; Marcks; Marcus; Markus
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
special; particular; peculiar; unique
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
experiment; experimentation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly