to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
gunner; shooter; rifleman
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
square formation (of troops); magic square
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
private citizen; civilian
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
to put someone to trouble
red-hot iron; swords and guns; gunfire; termagancy; violent temper; gambler; red flesh of lean tuna
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
catching fire (from next door); spreading fire
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
double track; two-track line
identifiable; personalized
crazy behavior; deranged conduct
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
diversion; distraction; feint
loophole; crenel; gun port; porthole
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
televising; broadcasting; airing
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
pungent; irritating; acrid