to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
paints; painting material
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to mix; to stir; to blend
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
gutsy; fearless; unwavering
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
whispering into a person's ear
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to sit for an examination
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)