one thin flat object; one sheet
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to lose the attacking initiative
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
shah; former ruler of Iran
threat; intimidation; menace
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
this (very thing); this precisely
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be helpful; to be useful