to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
going straight on; going straight ahead
up in a tree; in the trees
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
offense and defense; offence and defence
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to mix; to stir; to blend
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to shoot a person to death
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
story; tale; talk; discussion
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very