to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
passing through without stopping; passing by
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
kapow (sound of a gunshot); pew pew
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
on the occasion of; at the time of
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
(conductor's) baton; beat; measure
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
to lie deep in; to extend far back
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over