fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to cease; to stop; to be over
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
odds and ends; all; every
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
straight; as the crow flies
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
I have nothing to do with it
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
headset (for phones, etc.)
natural voice (without a microphone)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
if it is the case that ...
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
headquarters; head office; main office
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications