to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to face on; to look out on to
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
complete lie; outright lie
stock (of a gun); gunstock
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
power; might; authority; influence
don't worry; no worries; never mind
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
migratory bird; bird of passage
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
this side; in the forefront
flight time; number of flight hours
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to digress; to stray from the subject; to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight