betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to let out a cry; to break forth
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
evil spirit; demon; devil
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
manner of using one's hands
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
skunk (animal); skunk (i.e. preventing someone from scoring entirely)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
since when; from when; how long
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to rock; to shake; to swing
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet