wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
a friend today may turn against you tomorrow
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
cooperation; coordination; link
to continue to do; to persist in doing
preference; priority; precedence
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
each time it happens; at all such times
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
living; lifestyle; living room
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other