in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
long; drawn-out; very long
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to collapse into; to flop onto
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
conviction; belief; confidence
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
space; interval; space character; whitespace
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
Morse code (esp. signalling)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
both hands; both arms; ten
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
Hold up!; Hands up!; to hold up