to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to roll up; to be rolled up
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
covering; protection; backing; relief
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to pause; to have a short intermission
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
shore; bank (of a body of water)
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to change the position of
to do over; to remake; to resume
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
dozens; scores of; decades
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following