cross; crossed; cruciform
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to lose sight of; to miss
management; administration; operation
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to assemble; to set up; to construct
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
loading; charging; filling
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
half and half; fifty-fifty
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge