without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
maintenance; preservation; improvement
continuation; succession; series
just a handful; only a small number (of)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
probability; likelihood; chances
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
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
long; drawn-out; very long
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
beginning; outset; first; onset
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
use; utilization; utilisation; application
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt