pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
moving about; stirring about
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
settlement; solution; resolution
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
village headman; village mayor
influential person; man of importance
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
incident resulting in injury
murder; homicide; manslaughter
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to hang one's head; to droop one's head