smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
superiority; predominance
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
central part; heart (of a city)
gradually; slowly but steadily
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
ejection (of spent shell casings)
continuation; succession; series
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
several shots; several blows