bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
quite; utterly; really; completely
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
fresh wound; fresh bruise
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
heaps of corpses all around
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
mental health; mental hygiene
(made of) leather; leather-bound
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
experiment; experimentation
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
aquatic (life); living in the water
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly