glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
toughened glass; tempered glass
blighted leaves; diseased leaves
several shots; several blows
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
diamond dust; ice crystals
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
corridor; hallway; passageway
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
floor below; floor downstairs
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
optimism; taking an optimistic view
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
moment to quit; way to quit
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to find out; to discover; to locate
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
very important person; VIP