electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
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
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
magic bullet; magic bullets
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
just above; right overhead
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
detonator; percussion cap
to get between; to be caught in
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
deceiving; cheating; fooling
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
threat; intimidation; menace
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to fall on one's backside
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation