fireball; bolide; fireball
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to approach; to draw near
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
war; battle; match; game; competition
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
pride; boast; credit (to)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine