to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to reach out (for); to extend one's reach (towards); to set one's sights (on); to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.); to put out a feeler; (lit.) to extend one's tentacles
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
that day; the very same day
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
writing; composition; essay; sentence
the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead; Hades
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
a well equipped with a pulley for drawing water
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
buried gold; buried treasure
gem; jewel; precious stone
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
cache; place to hide something
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
guess; speculation; supposition
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
not; nonexistent; not being (there)