frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
bearing; heading; point of the compass
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to take command; to give direction
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
three; three years of age
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
migratory bird; bird of passage
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
eye for people; ability to judge character
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
hills and fields; hill and dale
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
short supply; supply shortage
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm