eye measurement; measure with eye
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
later on; eventually; afterwards
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
safety boots; safety shoes; steel-toe boots
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to run about; to rush about
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
left side; left-hand side
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
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
to bury; to embed; to implant