hesitation; indecision; vacillation
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
way to shoot; how to shoot
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
threat; intimidation; menace
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award