to detain; to check; to restrain
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
again (and again); once again; yet again
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
interval between the waves; gap between waves
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
charcoal; charred remains
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
true character; true heart; true spirit
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly