amount of material resources
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
person killed in action; the war dead
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
going alone; self-reliance
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
rising; ascending; climbing
fall; drop; descent; coming down
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
propulsive power; driving force
gliding (through the air)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
left side; left-hand side
speed; velocity; pace; velocity