seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
though; notwithstanding; although
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
artificial intelligence; AI
by means of; due to; because of; according to
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
battlefield; battleground
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
artificial intelligence; AI
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
manned; occupied; piloted
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
everywhere; at every turn
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend