to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
passenger car; passenger carriage
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
standard; set; routine; decided
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to solicit; to demand; to extort
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to push aside; to push one's way through
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous