to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
power; might; authority; influence
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
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 bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
advance; moving forward; progress
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
sleeve badge; sleeve patch; chevrons
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
move; movement; movement (of data); transfer; (data) migration
ability; performance; efficiency
bullet speed; muzzle velocity
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
going around; patrol; round; tour
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)