to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
standard; set; routine; decided
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
without; unless; have to do
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to solicit; to demand; to extort
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
sign; indication; omen; symptom
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)