watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
rather than; more ... than ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
silence; stillness; quietness
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal