to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
high and low; rise and fall
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
ten-year-old; ten year old
to stay calm; to keep cool
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
two times; twice; two degrees
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
(in) the air; midair; sky
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to lend an ear to; to listen to
near; close by; within reach; familiar