to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
should; must; -able; probably; likely
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
how; in what way; by what means
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
one by one; one after another; successively
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
surrounding at a distance
beginning; outset; first; onset
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed