to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
at a young age; while still young
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
transactions; dealings; business
innocence; being not guilty
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
cornfield; corn field; maize field
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with