empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to fly around; to scatter
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to run about trying to escape
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
archery; mapping; map; morphism
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
of course; certainly; naturally
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
advance; moving forward; progress
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)