to stop (plug) one's ears
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
along; parallel to; in accordance with
perception; sensing; noticing
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
each house; every house; many houses
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
madder red; dark red; crimson
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
handrail; railing; banister
to lose one's footing; to slip
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
(right at the) side; just beside