neglecting; leaving alone
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
threat; intimidation; menace
home area; home town; local
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to thrust away; to send flying
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to snap; to break (under pressure)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away