Translation of aufreißen

Grammar exercises give the teachers and the students different ideas. We discussed the need for exercises in my previous email, but unfortunately I did not receive any further feedback since then.
We can help each other with these language studies, this is also the main purpose of Vocabulix. I have already got in touch with some other users. I can speak Italian, but my grammar is weak.
I will be doing my second year of studies abroad, probably in Panama. For that I will really want to learn Spanish. I know little about the Spanish language, but I will learn. I can help you with German.