uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
self-defense; self-defence
to whine; to make feeble complaints
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
on board a ship; aboard a ship
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
big leakage; uncontained leak
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
one's younger days; when one was young
at the time; in those days; then
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
one's own child; one's own children
family a woman has married into