out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to come to one's senses; to calm down
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
tag (children's game); tig
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
flight; desertion; escape
being startled; getting a shock
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to indicate; to show; to point to
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill