to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
dozens; scores of; decades
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
chemical substances; chemicals
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to raise one's voice; to shout
addition; adding; supplement
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
beforehand; in advance; previously
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
government; administration
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
this (very thing); this precisely
outer space; void of space
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct