to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
clear; precise; definite; distinct
ready with a rifle leveled
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
to be fated to; be linked by fate
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to torment; to torture; to harass
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it