branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
dawn; daybreak; beginning
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times