to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
body; body blow (in boxing)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
back off!; leave me alone!
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
sleeper hold; chokehold from behind
to step over or across; to overcome
top of the head; crown of the head
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to have one's hair stand on end
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
all (there is); as long as there is
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate