sprout,
bud, young branch, leaf, new growth
fire,
discharge (formal), open fire, fire off, fire at, bombard, snipe, let off
gun
down (informal), kill, injure, wound, maim, blow away (slang), shoot
down
spurt,
squirt, burst, jet, gush, force
dart,
dash, run, race, zip (informal), speed, spurt, zoom, whiz
aim,
point, direct, cast, score, net
start
to grow, produce buds, develop, appear, sprout