taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
one end; an end; part; fragment
system; organization; organisation; architecture
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
several shots; several blows
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
ready with a rifle leveled
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to put one's strength into
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to collapse into; to flop onto
interruption; suspension; break
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
fast typing; fast beating; fast drumming
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to fall flat; to fall face down
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
being too late; losing one's final chance
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
dirty work; unpleasant task