one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
logic device; logic circuit
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
special; particular; peculiar; unique
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
three times; thrice; third (interval)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
distant place; faraway location; far away
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
calming down; quieting down
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
Einstein; Einstein, Albert (1879-1955; German-born theoretical physicist)
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to run through; to run past
covert action; covert operations