taxpayers' hard-earned money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
written explanation; written apology
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
consideration; taking into account
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
side effect; adverse reaction
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
service road; frontage road
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to raise one's voice; to shout
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
automatic; automatic firearm; automatic transmission
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus