as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
direct connection; direct link
executives; top management; governing body
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
mobilization; mobilisation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
final; eventual; ultimate
arrest; apprehension; capture
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
process; course; mechanism
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
comfort; consolation; diversion
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
group; bunch; crowd; group