the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
starboard (side of a ship)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
going straight on; going straight ahead
behind; in the rear; in back
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
more and more; increasingly; all the more
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
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)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
amount of material resources
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature