fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
clerk; office worker; office staff
to pour; to add (liquid); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to light (a fire); to burn
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
news; word; tidings; omen
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to lean against; to set against
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
pistol; handgun; revolver
to become empty; to be emptied
fortune-telling; divination
very loose; slowly; leisurely
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
ready with a rifle leveled
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
something; nothing (with neg. verb)