direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to run up to; to rush over
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
as expected; as predicted
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to stop walking; to pause
refining; refinement; smelting; training
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
full length; total length; overall length