to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
along the river; riverside
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to get help; to enlist aid
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to get between; to be caught in
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)