independent action; acting alone
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
center; centre; metropolis
war situation; progress of a battle
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
accumulation; accumulate; store
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
sea of blood; pool of blood
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to get one's head around; to think about
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
three times; thrice; third (interval)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
flying column; detached force
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
word; term; language; speech
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
without cause; without reason
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (of a ship); forefoot
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew