to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
window frame; window sill
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
dark reddish-brown; liver color
feather; plume; plumage; down
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
10th day of the month; ten days
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
detention; custody; confinement; internment
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
indescribable; having no way to express
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
substitute article; back-up
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly