station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
looking on; remaining a spectator
upper half of the body; upper body
to bend; to warp; to curve
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
much less; to say nothing of
and so; therefore; for that reason
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
profound; deep; unfathomable
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
ejection (of spent shell casings)
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to overflow from something full
how dare ...; how could ...
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to snatch from; to steal from
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful