gunport; embrasure; muzzle
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to be led by; to be headed by
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
double-edged; double-edged blade
spread; span; expanse; extent
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
house; dwelling; human habitation
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
eye measurement; measure with eye
one person; another name; nickname; alias
alone; unaided; away from home
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
extinction; annihilation; destruction
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
to catch the eye; to attract attention
fully complete (e.g. a collection); fully completing
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
head; brains; intelligence
removal; dismantling; detaching
conscious; deliberate; intentional
two at a time; two by two; in twos
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
great laughter; burst of laughter
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
few decades; many decades; several decades
several weeks; a few weeks
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons