measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
such; like that; that sort of; very
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
financial power; financial means; wealth
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
internal (to a country); interior; home; national; domestic
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
100,000; hundred thousand
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
military forces; hosts; troops
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
time; season; period; phase; stage
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie