high-explosive projectile
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
indirection; indirectness
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep