to take a breath; to take a short rest
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
consequence; outcome; result; blame
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
if you think about it; come to think of it
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
curse; spell; malediction
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to erase all trace of something
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
beyond that point; after that
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
desperately; for one's dear life
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)