small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
here and there; everywhere
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
covert action; covert operations
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
fireball; bolide; fireball
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
opposite side; opposition