to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to fly around; to scatter
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
preservation; retainment; keeping
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
vice; immorality; corruption
putting into operation; invocation
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance