cylinder; magazine of a revolver
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
leader; central personage
Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
convenient; handy; useful
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
displacement (e.g. of a ship); volume of wastewater
maritime; marine transportation
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
bogus company; paper company
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
being settled; coming to a conclusion
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
political strife (antagonism, conflict)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus