to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
instead; but (on the other hand)
regret; repentance; remorse
full of troubles, difficulties
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
cessation; (coming to an) end
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
amount of material resources
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
incineration; destruction by fire
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
whole nation; whole land; whole country
property; fortune; means; assets
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
country; territory; domain; realm
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
munitions; military stores
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies