to get accustomed to using
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
of course; certainly; naturally
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
participation; joining; entry; adherence
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
head; lead; vanguard; first
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
with a friendly grin; smilingly
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
good feeling; feeling good
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
such; like that; that sort of; very
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever