war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
rather; sooner; preferably
genuine article; real thing; real deal
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to be damaged; to receive damage
duty; function; office; mission; task
accomplishment; execution
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to kill; to choke the life out of
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
such; this sort of; like this
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
pessimism; disappointment
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
covert action; covert operations
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
throwaway; disposable; single-use
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
clear; precise; definite; distinct
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)