unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
general idea; concept; notion
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
magazine (periodical); magazine (for a firearm); (reloadable) film cassette; film canister
chamber (in equipment, e.g. expansion chamber, combustion chamber, etc.); chamber; room
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
magnum (cartridge, gun); magnum (1.5-litre wine bottle)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother