to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to look around; to survey
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
swinging a knife around; brandishing a knife
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
forty-ninth day after a person's death
store; reserve; stock; savings
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
usual; ordinary; normal; ordinarily; normally; usually
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
throwing in; tossing in; insert (in a newspaper, book, etc.); free-style flower arrangement
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master