to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
pigment; paint; colour; color
to run about; to rush about
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on; (arch.) to cast an amorous glance at
bolting upright; rearing up (horse)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to sink (into); to get depressed
piling up; multiple layers
when looked at in that way
to pass on an order; to pass the word
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to accept; to receive; to agree
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
to begin to bloom; to come out
dazzlingly beautiful; brilliant
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied