clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
scoundrel; rascal; villain
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
right beside; close to; nearby
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to investigate; to examine
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
person of high rank or position
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling