to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
visual confirmation; sighting
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
witnessing; observing; sighting
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
in accordance with plans; just as planned
same; similar; (just) like; equal
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
handsome man; actor in a love scene
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
genuine article; real thing; real deal
quadruped; four-footed animal