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to ride upon the winds

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to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

with a start; with a jump

1

asphalt

1

to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

4

spider

1

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

1

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

outspoken; frank; candid

1

shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard

2

to scrape off; to shave off

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl

1

manner of death

1

reaction; response

1

quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

1

joint; seam; joining point

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)

1

literally; to the letter; literal

1

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

1

inner wall

1

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

section; cross section; profile

1

large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

1

to step back; to walk backwards

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

similar

1

east

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

1

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

1

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

1

particle; grain

1

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

1

to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

1

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

1

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

if it's the case

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

irresponsibility

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

1

to frown; to scowl

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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