to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
one eye; one of one's eyes
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
irritation; annoyance; frustration
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
running away; escaping on foot
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)