attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
electronic paper; e-paper; e-ink
strong-willed; strong of heart
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
a few years ago; some years back
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to dye; to colour; to color
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to escape death; to be saved from death
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation
psychiatric physician; psychiatrist
accusation; complaint; charge; suit; legal action; legal proceedings
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try