in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to push aside; to push one's way through
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to torment; to torture; to harass
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
willpower; energy; vitality
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
Spain; Spanish (language)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough