detonation velocity; velocity of detonation; VOD; extreme speed; explosive speed
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
intelligence gathering; information gathering
one-by-one; separately; in detail
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
being too late; losing one's final chance
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
over-the-knee socks; overknee socks
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
quickly; swishing; whooshing
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi