to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
sick person; patient; invalid
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be frank; to drop all pretense
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
guess; speculation; supposition
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to sink (into); to get depressed
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
side effect; adverse reaction
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to knock down; to knock off
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
sense of values; values; value system
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
piece placed to block opponent's check; interposed piece
to cause someone to worry
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent