combat ship; combat vessel
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
putting all of one's attribute points into a single stat (e.g. in an RPG); solely focusing on one skill (to the detriment of others)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
only; merely; but; no more than
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
presumption; assumption; estimation
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
second (unit of time); arc second
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
intercept; interception; counter-attack
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
advance; moving forward; progress
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
each; (arch.) you (plural)