quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
(right at the) side; just beside
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
acceleration; speeding up
strength; power; proficiency; ability
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
though; notwithstanding; although
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to shake one's head (in denial)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
particularly; only; in the case of
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep