to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to rock; to shake; to swing
to split; to be split; to splinter
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
pistol; handgun; revolver
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works