to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pistol; handgun; revolver
to run about trying to escape
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to cross the line; to go too far
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
otherwise; or else; if not
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
front entrance; front door
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
plural; multiple; several
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act