to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
one by one; one after another; successively
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to leave (a scene); to step away
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
general; popular; common; typical
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together