maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head); feed; document loading
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
probability; likelihood; chances
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to cut corners; to be shoddy
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously