(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to fall flat; to fall face down
people; citizens; subjects; folk
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
successfully; with success
official announcement; proclamation
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
foundation stone; cornerstone
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
connection; linking; linkage; link
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
individual; one by one; separate; each
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to succeed; to bear fruit
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to be exhausted; to be tired out
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
it's not like; it isn't as if