polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
(within a) territory; domains
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
successively; one after another
to kill; to beat to death
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
several shots; several blows
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
cruise; navigation; sailing
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
control column; yoke; joystick
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
everybody; every last one of them; all
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful