with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to chase; to run after; to pursue
terrain; geographical features; topography
to arrive home; to return
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
many; much; plenty; hardly
to flare up; to burst into flames
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
block (of wood); chip; splinter
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
such ... as; or some such
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
boy; son; baby boy; young man
at the last moment; this late in the game
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)