passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
in succession; one by one
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
special training; intensive training; crash course
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn