firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to have sex; to bang someone
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
regret; repentance; remorse
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
the very start; the very beginning
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
finish; completion; the end
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
school building; schoolhouse
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)