ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to fight; to exchange blows
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
remaining quantity; residual quantity
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
technical skill; ability; capacity
short pause; short interval
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
thrift; economy; frugality
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action