walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
complete change; about-face
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
shooting range; firing range; rifle range; shooting gallery
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
group; bunch; crowd; group