sorry; excuse me; thank you
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to thrust before; to thrust at
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
cylinder; magazine of a revolver
weight; heavyweight boxer
quick work; (clever) feat
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
deed; act; work; performance
(theatrical) fighting scene
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
accidental death; casualty
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
treatment; service; handling; management
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to bring back; to restore
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to be at a loss for words
self-righteousness; self-justified
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)