lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the place for; the time for; the level of
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to intend; to be sure that
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to turn against; to become an enemy
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
riskiness; (level of) danger
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
action of making something; -ification
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
you could say; you might say; verging on the
if it is the case that ...
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
government service; the bureaucracy
probability; likelihood; chances
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
commander; commanding officer; CO
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
defeat; loss; reverse; setback