above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
that's the way it is; such is life
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
sign; indication; omen; symptom
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing); races with such boats
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
our country; our land; one's own country
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
outside of; not covered by
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
power; might; authority; influence
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate