ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to palm off; to force a sale
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to jump from one thing to another
powered exoskeleton (esp. in SF); power suit
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
general; popular; common; typical
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
handrail; railing; banister
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to fire into; to shoot into
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out