nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
type 1; category 1; first class
battle station; action stations
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
(not) even with; (not) even using
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
certainly; surely; definitely
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
shades of evening; dead of night
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
changing course (of a ship or aircraft); turning
port (left side of vessel)
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
all parts; various parts; every department
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession