gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
place; situation; position; location
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
until now; so far; up to the present
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
large number (of); many; majority
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
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.)
imagination; supposition; guess
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
running out of energy; running out of strength
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
charging (electrically); electrification
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic