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(direct) hit; hitting the mark

4

to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely

1

the person himself

2

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)

1

doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

1

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms

1

stopping functioning; being out of service

2

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

unfortunately

1

everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation

1

dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

2

attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)

31

line of fire (of a gun)

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

1

becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed

1

equipment

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

3

LaShelle

12

warship; battleship

1

frequent; incessant

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

button (clothing); push-button; button

1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled

4

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

1

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

2

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

4

warning shot

1

bullet (from a rifle)

3

to fire into; to shoot into

2

to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

2

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

2

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

3

mutual enemies

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

3

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

3

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with

1

crawling forward (on one's stomach)

1

classmate

1

making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)

2

never; not at all

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

2

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute

2