firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
horror film; horror movie
economical; efficient; lean; compact
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
what do you want?; can I help you?
highly educated person; academic; scholar
white sauce; béchamel sauce
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce
no exception; without exception; always the same
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
taste; palate; sense of taste
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
absence due to illness; sick leave
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
corn flakes; cold cereal; breakfast cereal
interior design; interior; upholstery
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
court (of law); courtroom
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around