(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
way out; means to escape; escape route
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
universal serial bus; USB
to form a pair; to pair up
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
dilapidated house; deserted house
abandoned building; derelict building
electricity; (electric) light
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
ventilation fan; extractor fan
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
environment; circumstance
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)