to fall ill; to be taken ill
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
personal affair; one's own affair
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to have a talk; to tell a story
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
corridor; hallway; passageway
exhibition; display; putting on show
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
opposite side; other side
stairs; stairway; staircase
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to run about trying to escape
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
the scruff or nape of the neck
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away