Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
more than usual; especially; particularly
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
each house; every house; many houses
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
cannon (esp. high-velocity artillery)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
odorless; odourless; unscented
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to play a leading role; to play a central part
stopping at; going no further than
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to throw into; to toss into
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to take; to catch; to capture
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
either way; in any case; one way or another