failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
around the world; throughout the world
battlefield; battleground
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
possession; occupation; occupancy
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
distinguished war service; merit of war
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to begin talking; to open up
serious; not joking; straight