to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to lean against; to set against
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
a short while ago; already
bringing; taking; carrying
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
diversion; putting something to another use
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
considerably; fairly; quite
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to settle (in a place); to settle down
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to be mentally fatigued; to tired to the bone
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to be surprised; to be astonished
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
light; easy; non-serious; minor
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry