in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to be in the process of being ...
autonomous system; AS; Asperger syndrome; artistic swimming; Anglo-Saxon
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
within; inside of; less than
handbook; manual; guide; primer
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
defense; defence; defensive preparations
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
naked eye; the physical eye
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
above; going steadily upward
proximity fuze (fuse); influence fuze; variable-time fuze; VT fuze
expansion; swelling; increase; growth