should do; ought to do; must do
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
people; men and women; each person; everybody
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
flying column; detached force
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
small number; few; minority
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to spend time (on doing something)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for