ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
maintaining the status quo
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to be forward; to be impertinent
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
flash (of light); glint; schiller
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
upper half of the body; upper body
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
endurance; perseverance; patience
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable