characteristic; feature; special quality
pistol; handgun; revolver
to thrust before; to thrust at
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
such ... as; or some such
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
out of bounds; beyond the pale
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
because; for; the reason why is ...
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
personality; style; appearance
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over