Meanings

(very) patient

bull market

bull market

military build-up

a little over

power line

headstrong

being widely read and having a highly retentive memory

burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)

(the) two great powers

force (bulldoze) one's way through

coercive (high-handed) measure

fake (staged) robbery

tough measure

obstinate and self-assertive

abnormally and inhumanly greedy

bull market

mugging

housebreaker

to be stiff