munitions; military stores
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to live fast (and recklessly)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
gigantic statue; colossus; huge image
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
inconsistency between one's words and actions; insincerity; saying one thing and doing another
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
burning with ambition; highly ambitious
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to cut one's way through the waves
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
decrease; reduction; decline
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
withdrawal (from membership of organization, organisation)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to stay calm; to keep cool
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
bullying (the weak); bully
military gains; war results; fruit of battle