to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to attack; to assault; to assail
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
guard; sentinel; garrison
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
chair; stool; post; office; position
virile; tough; masculine; intense
height (of body); stature
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
ago; since; before; previous
strong pressure; heavy pressure
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
doing whatever one pleases
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase