carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
indescribable; having no way to express
special; particular; peculiar; unique
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to force one's way through
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
both; both sides; both parties
shady; underhanded; questionable
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
chief; main; principal; major
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
military force; military strength
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to try all possible means
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
state of the war; war situation
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected