high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
carbonization; carbonisation
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
power; might; authority; influence
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
hello; good day; good afternoon
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
originally; by nature; from the start
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to do for (the sake of someone else)
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish