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to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger

4

(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report

6

eardrum; tympanic membrane

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

2

sculpture; carved statue; graven image

2

apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia

3

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

2

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

1

to get distracted; to jump off the track

1

near; close; beside; third person

1

to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)

1

camouflage

1

brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

2

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

2

inhuman; inhumane

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

4

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

5

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

3

to write down

2

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

2

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

2

freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

2

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

2

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

2

numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

2

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

1

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

2

starting point; origin

2

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

5

writing (e.g. as a profession)

1

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

2

to be all smiles

3

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

1

value; worth; merit

2

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

2

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

13

reference data

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

2

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

16

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

4

oh!; oh?; my!

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

close to the ear

9

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

5

morning mist

1

to fade; to become dim

4

tall figure; high stature

3

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1