anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
relation; connection; affinity
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
viscous; sticky; gluey; viscosity
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
territorial right; dominion
omniscience and omnipotence
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
preservation; retainment; keeping
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
hawks; hardline faction; hardliners
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
lately; recently; these days
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
supervised; under surveillance
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
hours of operation (of a machine, etc.); uptime
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
without cause; without reason
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be contrary to one's expectations
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
to launch a surprise attack
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut