explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
consecutive; continuous; successive
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
lethality; killing effectiveness
gunsmoke; smoke of cannon
to rise up into the air; to ascend into the sky
construction site; work site
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
internal conditions; true state of affairs
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
Army Minister; Minister of War
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
charcoal; charred remains
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
teacher; wise man; Confucius; the person concerned; you
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
first 10 days of the month
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once