to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
infancy; childhood; tender age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
technical skill; ability; capacity
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
curse; spell; malediction
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start