to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to go out and away; to leave
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
this world; this life; world of the living
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to run around; to bustle about
pointing out; identification
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
in succession; one after another
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
explanation; interpretation