to run about trying to escape
to some extent; to a certain extent
comparatively; relatively
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
had better ...; had better not ...
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
but; however; provided that
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
freckles; buckwheat chaff
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
hostility; animosity; enmity
(with a) start; fright; alarm
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
pointing out; identification
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
several people; a few people
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
plural; multiple; several