town girl; girl raised in a town
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to blaze; to burn brightly
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to cease; to stop; to be over
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
narrow; thin (sized); slender
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to call again; to call someone back
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
very loud volume; megavolume
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil