running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
in low spirits; dejected; sad
don't worry about it; forget about it
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
(skill of) making funny faces; facial performance
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
professional killer; hit man
lethality; killing effectiveness
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter