deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
concession; conciliation; compromise
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
in the course of one's duties
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
by sheer strength; by brute force
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
other; another; over; more than; I; me
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
performance of one's official duties
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
tool; implement; means; furniture
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
ability; performance; efficiency
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to mark the end; to spell the end
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation