border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
rising; ascending; climbing
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to make a firm resolution
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
suddenly; all of a sudden
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
besides; moreover; in addition
hundred times; hundred degrees
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
near oneself; close to one; familiar
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)