sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
letting (someone) die without helping
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
in order; sequential; seriatim
water vapour; water vapor; steam
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
partly open; in half bloom
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
sense organ; sensory organ
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to make (a thundering sound); to let resound; to make (one's name, etc.) widely known; to make (one's heart) pound; to throb
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
demanding; difficult; strict
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
beginning of the world; creation
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
cesspool; sink; manure sink
moment; brief space of time
to part left and right; to open out
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
ultimate; final; last; eventual