selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
with a snap; with a crack
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to fly around; to scatter
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to collapse; to flop (onto)
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
sea slug (various orthogastropod species, esp. of order Nudibranchia); nudibranch
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
simultaneous; all at once
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
living thing; organism; creature; biology
resolute; determined; bold
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent