to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
decision; determination; resolution
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
level ground; plain; flatland
household search (conducted by the police)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
behind with everything; too late; reactive
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
personal combat; one-to-one fight
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
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
job; work; duties; trade; skill
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much
match; game; bout; contest
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to recover consciousness; to come to
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in