(direct) hit; hitting the mark
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
execution; punishment; spanking
clapping and cheering; applause
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
being too late; losing one's final chance
to escape death; to be saved from death
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless