misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
to become possible; to become able to (do)
with these words; while saying
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
again; once more; a second time
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
single word; a few words; brief comment
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
accurate; correct; precise; exact
personal criticism; character sketch
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
residence; housing; residential building
to be erected; to be built
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)