bipedal walking; walking on two legs
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
one by one; one after another; successively
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
utmost limits; extremity; limit
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
finishing blow; coup de grâce
artificial intelligence; AI
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
throwaway; disposable; single-use
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
murder; homicide; manslaughter
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
threshold; breaking point
being on the ropes; losing ground
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)