to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
blow; shock; strike; batting
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
very; much; greatly; a lot of
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
sublime; noble; high-minded
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
good-looking; fair; beautiful
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
military forces; hosts; troops
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
not necessarily so; is not always true
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
good performance; good work; great success
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
popular name; common name; nickname; alias