formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
trial product; prototype model
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
in person; personally; (do) oneself
authenticity; credibility
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
loading; charging; filling
under repair; out of service; being adjusted
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
complete change; about-face
to steal; to rob; to take away
people; citizens; subjects; folk
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
violent explosion; bursting
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over