evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
in succession; one after another
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to shoot down; to win (a position, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to approach; to draw near
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
resolute; determined; bold
to be hot on a person's heels
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
desperation; self-abandonment
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)