perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
thousands; several thousand
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
how; in what way; how about
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
interior; inside; internal
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
day by day; every day; by the day
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
maintenance; preservation; improvement
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
of course; certainly; naturally
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
outside the country; abroad
sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, esp. the species Smilodon fatalis); saber-toothed tiger
chance; opportunity; occasion
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
by all means; at all costs
accomplishment; execution
spy; secret agent; spying