standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
baton (of command); order; command; direction
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
plural; multiple; plural (number)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
high (government) official
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
misleading (someone); manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...