firearms; missile; projectile weapon
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
commander; commanding officer; CO
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
as expected; as predicted
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
long ago; a long time ago; already
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
(in) her way; peculiar to her
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little