to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be worried; to be troubled
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
both; both sides; both parties
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(very) patient; persevering
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to step forward; to take a step forward
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to encamp; to take up a position
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown