retreating figure; appearance from behind
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
circulation of the blood; apprehension
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
infant; baby; little child
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to live through; to survive
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
self control; self restraint
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
command; lead; generalship; leadership
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly