to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
choices; alternatives; options
chance (of success); odds
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to be found; to be discovered
probability; likelihood; chances
of course; certainly; naturally
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
massing (of troops); gathering
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
had better ...; had better not ...
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
too much; excessively; too
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
mechanism; organization; organisation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
tone (of voice); manner of talking
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab