when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
probability; likelihood; chances
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
priority; order of precedence
equality; impartiality; evenness
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
man; male; masculine gender
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
store interior; inside of a shop
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to become clear; to be made public