strong nation; powerful country
supply; supplying; replenishment
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
magic bullet; magic bullets
to get someone to say; to make someone say
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
funeral; burial; condolence
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
maximum (e.g. dose); greatest amount; largest amount
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
and so; therefore; for that reason
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
to lose heart; to lose motivation
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
decisive battle of brief duration
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
protracted war; war of attrition
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
clapping and cheering; applause
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
above the clouds; the heavens
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to backfire; to have a harmful result
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process