to take back; to recapture
under the orders of; by order (command)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
mostly involve; principally involve
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
standard; set; routine; decided
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
entry; approach; penetration
bearing; heading; point of the compass
south-southwest; south-south-west
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
mass of rock; rock lump; block
return fire; shooting back
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
distinction; differentiation; classification
archery; mapping; map; morphism
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
port (left side of vessel)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience