. . shnitzel (fillet of pork or veal).
. cord;( .) flex, cable.
. (.) lace up (smth.) , tie.
. lacing, tying.
. lace;~   shoelace, boot-lace.
. . dart about;dart in and out;() snoop around, prowl, be* on the prowl;~  peer this way and that.
