to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
toughened glass; tempered glass
blighted leaves; diseased leaves
several shots; several blows
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
diamond dust; ice crystals
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
partition; room divider; partition (on a disk)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
floor below; floor downstairs
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
diversion; distraction; feint
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
optimism; taking an optimistic view