firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to drop; to lose; to let fall
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
mediocrity; ordinary ability
long-serving soldier; veteran
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
war situation; progress of a battle
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to blow off; to be blown off
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
god of death; death deity; Death
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
script; screenplay; scenario
to assemble; to set up; to construct
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to find out; to discover; to locate
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to jar; to creak; to grate