to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to turn towards; to point
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
selection; choice; option
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to get accustomed to using
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
within; inside of; less than
measurement error; calculation error
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by