to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
right under; directly below; right beneath
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
at the window; by the window; next to the window
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
as you see; as you can see
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
posture; position; stance
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to go out and away; to leave
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to become locked; to lock
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of