influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
considerably; fairly; quite
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
engineering; engineering works
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
influence; clout; leverage
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
power map; power structure; power relationships
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
eastern part; the east (of a region)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten