at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to lose sight of; to miss
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess