to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
aforementioned; above-mentioned
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
happy memory; sweet memory
to take measures (against); to take steps
to work hard; to work diligently
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
affixing; pasting; sticking
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
(divine) providence; dispensation
to harm; to cause harm to
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
party; gang; company; squad
big catch (fishing); good haul
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
propulsive power; driving force
subdivision (into small parts)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
organ (of body, plant, etc.)