truant; school dropout; child who refuses to attend school
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
house where the family is out
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
acceleration; speeding up
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
final; eventual; ultimate
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
mountain road; mountain trail
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange