to drop; to let fall; to omit
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
overshoot; explosive spread (of an infectious disease); outbreak
(made of) leather; leather-bound
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to bend; to warp; to curve
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
sign; indication; omen; symptom
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down