war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
as (for); for; in the capacity of
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
outbreak of war; starting a war
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
slope; slanting surface; bevel
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
many; numerous; various; large number of
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
as far as the eye can see
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
comfort; consolation; diversion
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to not take seriously; to take lightly
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail