surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
several years; a few years
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
silence; stillness; quietness
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to attempt; to test; to try out
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to feel a chill run down one's spine
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both