ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
freely; right and left; as one pleases
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
offense and defense; offence and defence
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
sense of duty (obligation)
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
unprecedented; never seen before
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to push away; to push aside; to shove
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
counter-; corresponding; face; opposite
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
old model; old type; old style
counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
state of the war; war situation
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
preceding paragraph; first part
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bead (of a gun); front sight; foresight
rear sight (of a firearm)
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)