(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
opening fully; full throttle; full power
restoration; repair; mending
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
one way or the other; either way
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
true character; true heart; true spirit
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to tear up and throw away
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence