ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
rest; break; recess; intermission
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
domestic pigeon; feral pigeon
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
after a long time; for the first time in a while
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
feeding (animals); provisioning
prohibition; inhibition; ban
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
considerably; fairly; quite
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
eagle (bird of prey, Accipitridae family)