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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

line of fire (of a gun)

1

(small) stone; rock; pebble

1

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

1

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

2

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

2

to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat

4

cloud of dust

3

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

1

fixed point

1

turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

1

wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

7

thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones

1

cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation

3

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)

1

short (of a person)

1

row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)

2

to trample; to crush underfoot

3

way; method; means

1

to squat; to crouch

1

to continue to do; to persist in doing

1

easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

2

interference; intervention; meddling

1

summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather

1

to lose sight of; to miss

3

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

1

private; personal

1

revenge

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement

2

single combat; duel; one-on-one fight

1

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat

1

shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

1

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

4

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

1

(another's) son

1

practice; practising; training; study

2

gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out

3

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

1

(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

1

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

1

stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena

1

spectator; audience

1

examiner; judge

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

2