random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
detonator; percussion cap
drinking and vomiting; coming and going
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
to be annoying; to be troublesome
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
attack; assault; attempt; try