habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
attenuation; damping; decay
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
bullet speed; muzzle velocity
launcher; (application) launcher
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
blur; (color) bleed; bleeding; running (e.g. of paint)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
finger; hands and fingers; hands
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
armory; armoury; ordnance department
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
detonator; primer; percussion cap
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply