main body (of an army); main force; these troops
heating power; thermal power; firepower
this (battle)ship; aforementioned ship
position; location; base; point; site
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
unique; peculiar; singular
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
in that way; like that; that way
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
alternation of generations
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
toughened glass; tempered glass
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
chance (of success); odds
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
doing whatever one pleases
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control