to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
throw; throwing; throwing event
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
upper half of the body; upper body
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
place; room; margin; scope
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious