to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
master; teacher; stable master
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
(theatrical) fighting scene
large tree; big tree; huge tree
there is nothing; having nothing
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
(in) the air; midair; sky
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to make merry; to be festive
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)