to have a narrow escape from death
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
weight; heavyweight boxer
bandolier; bandoleer; ammo belt; driving band (of a shell or bullet); rotating band
form; method; system; formula
loading; charging; filling
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to spit out; to eject; to dump
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
incident; affair; happening; event
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
way of speaking; intimation
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
safe; vault; storage cabinet
many; numerous; various; large number of