sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
people; citizens; subjects; folk
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
bringing; taking; carrying
smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)
peace preservation; security; safety
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
several hundred; hundreds (of)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
direct connection; direct link
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
(religious) chant; chant (in a sports game, etc.); cheer
eardrum; tympanic membrane
interception; monitoring; tapping