tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
perfection; completeness; flawlessness
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to let out a cry; to break forth
one stride; single stride; short distance
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
unskinned; unhusked; in the skin
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to bite off; to gnaw through
waste of time; killing time
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness