shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
magic bullet; magic bullets
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
operation; functioning; running
(computer) console; single console for multiple diving gauges
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
cargo hold (of an aircraft, ship, etc.); cargo bay
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to finger; to tamper (with)
(person treated as a) plaything
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)