to shave (wood, leather, etc.);  to sharpen (e.g. pencil);  to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.);  to curtail;  to delete;  to erase
 armoured vehicle;  armored vehicle
 partition;  division;  separation;  segmenting;  splitting
 gear;  speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
 side entrance;  tradesman's entrance;  service entrance;  staff entrance
 to thrust (something) into (something);  to cram;  to plunge into;  to charge into;  to delve into (a matter);  to go into depth;  to press (someone) about
 terrific;  fierce;  terrible;  tremendous;  dreadful;  awful
 to roar;  to reverberate;  to be well-known;  to be famous;  to palpitate;  to throb
 proximity;  nearness;  soon;  nearby
 lightning strike;  thunderbolt;  bolt of lightning;  to strike (lightning);  to be struck by lightning
 to resemble;  to look like;  to be like;  to be alike;  to be similar;  to take after
 structure;  construction;  makeup;  framework;  organization;  pattern
 wood;  lumber;  (raw) material;  stuff;  talent;  ability
 crushing (into pieces);  smashing;  cracking;  breaking up
 retreat;  falling back;  recession;  waning;  backspace (key)
 one more time;  once more;  once again
 percussion hammer;  firing hammer;  cocking piece
 to be seething (with anger);  to be frenzied;  to be menacing;  to be murderous
 difficult voyage;  hard flight;  rough going;  rough passage;  running into trouble
 to defend against;  to protect against;  to prevent;  to avert;  to avoid
 emergency;  extraordinary;  unusual
 to resound;  to echo;  to reverberate
 (sound of a) gunshot;  (gun) report
 to fall flat;  to fall face down
 while it may be true that;  just because;  nevertheless;  not necessarily
 there being no use in arguing (about it)
 to ask after (someone's health);  to visit;  to attack;  to strike;  to meet with misfortune
 noisy;  loud;  annoying;  troublesome;  fussy;  finicky
 dangerous;  risky;  in danger;  in jeopardy;  uncertain;  unreliable
 to come down;  to go down;  to hang;  to dangle;  to move back;  to step back;  to deteriorate
 to look (stare) back at (somebody);  to look at again;  to re-examine;  to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending);  to look back (behind oneself)
 among these;  between these;  of these;  in here;  in this