planning stage; planning stages
bad influence; negative influence
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
instructor; advisor; adviser
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
one's first campaign; one's first battle
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
to win after tough bidding
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
fireball; bolide; fireball
main battery; main armament
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
ultra-left; ultra-left extremists
synchronization; synchronized swimming
this (battle)ship; aforementioned ship
in order; sequential; seriatim
speed of a boat; draft; draught
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude