darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
along; parallel to; in accordance with
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to lose sight of; to miss
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
rest; break; recess; intermission
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to slide down; to slip down
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound