fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fly around; to scatter
killing and wounding; bloodshed
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
same axle; coaxial (cable)
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
a little short; sawed-off (pants)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
occupied taxi; full-scale car (vs model)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to gather; to collect; to assemble
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
high-explosive projectile
each place; various places
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to compose; to put together