to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
cartridge (for a firearm)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
auxiliary storage; secondary storage
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
loading; charging; filling
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
and; thereupon; because of that
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
with a clink (click, clack)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)