remote control; remote operation
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
financial muscle; economic clout
advantage or disadvantage
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be injured; to sustain a wound
here and there; everywhere
way; method; means; resource; course
serious; severe; grave; acute
extermination; expulsion; destruction
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
that is to say; so that means
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song)
you; (arch.) your residence
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout