big frame; large figure; huge body
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
calm; composed; leisurely
fuel consumption; gas mileage
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to knead well; to polish; to refine
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
body; physical system; (the) person
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
wide difference; a world of difference
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
technique; art; skill; move
concession; conciliation; compromise
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to look away; to turn away
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting