both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
mostly involve; principally involve
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
standard; set; routine; decided
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
entry; going into; approach
bearing; heading; point of the compass
south-southwest; south-south-west
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
mass of rock; rock lump; block
return fire; shooting back
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
cannot be helped; unavoidable
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
archery; mapping; map; morphism
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
port (left side of vessel)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight