attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
commander; commanding officer; CO
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
plural; multiple; several
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
putting into operation; invocation
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
sooner or later; in time; eventually
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
exploitation; overuse; abuse
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
ten (long cylindrical things)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)