percent; per cent; percentage
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
several times (as large, over)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
that is to say; so that means
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
danger; peril; hazard; risk
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
to pass (of time); to elapse
completion; perfection; accomplishment
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve