war situation; progress of a battle
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
heating power; thermal power; firepower
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
limited; limiting; restrictive
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
diversion; distraction; feint
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
chance (of success); odds
dozens; scores of; decades
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
flying column; detached force
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to form a pair; to pair up