shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
with a start; with a jump
to stiffen; to become stiff
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to examine someone's expression
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be too numerous; to be too much
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)