the entire strength; all hands; all the members
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
spot; point; place; position
to encamp; to take up positions
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
battle formation; military formation
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to crawl out of; to creep out of
many; much; plenty; hardly
sunlight; rays of the Sun
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
chambered nautilus (esp. species Nautilus pompilius)
ammonite (extinct spiral shelled cephalopod)
innumerable; countless; numberless
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
submersible; (small) submarine
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
author; writer; novelist; artist
fame; glory; reputation; English name (of a plant, animal, organization, etc.)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
meteor; shooting star; falling star
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off