shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
subleader; assistant leader
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
on the occasion of; at the time of
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
reconfirmation; double check
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
riding fast; driving a horse fast
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
sea of blood; pool of blood
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)