captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
genuine; authentic; true; real
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
right under; directly below; right beneath
horror film; horror movie
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fully armed; armed to the teeth
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker