victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
government service; the bureaucracy
height of; middle of; full bloom
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
ongoing; in progress; afoot
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
sign; indication; omen; symptom
(some) more; even more; longer; further
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
government service; official position; civil service
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely