to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
injured person; wounded person; casualty
affidavit; deposition; testimony
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
senior executive staff; upper management
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
site; point on a map; spot
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
district; section; sector
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
personal aeroplane; personal airplane