loading; charging; filling
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
because; for; the reason why is ...
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
this (very thing); this precisely
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
principle; theory; fundamental truth
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to lose sight of; to miss
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
end of life; death; annihilation
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart