war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
deep-seated grudge; hatred
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to step forward; to volunteer
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
behavior; behaviour; manner
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to flare up; to fly into a rage
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
in succession; one by one
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)