no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
colorless and transparent
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
way (of doing); manner; method; means
unlicensed; without a license (licence)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
liquid-crystal display; LCD
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
pistol; handgun; revolver
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
metallic lustre; metallic luster
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with