to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to sustain a serious wound
diversion; distraction; feint
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
throat; important part; vital area
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate