firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
six (long cylindrical things)
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
to try all possible means
dodgy dealings; monkey business
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure