to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to stand by; to be on standby
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to shake; to sway; to waver
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
total fire loss; completely burned
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
originally; by nature; from the start
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
way to shoot; how to shoot
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to begin shooting; to shoot out
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
finishing blow; coup de grâce
entry; approach; penetration