boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
strong pressure; heavy pressure
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
metallic sound; metallic clank
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
reduction by half; halving
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
eardrum; tympanic membrane
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
confusion; distraction; derangement