private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
shooting range; firing range
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
accomplishment; execution