finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
chain mail (armor, armour)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to cover fully; to wrap around
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
audible range; hearing range
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
Janissaries (elite infantry in the Ottoman Empire); Janissary corps
to push aside; to brush aside
Imperial Guards (Tang dynasty)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to burst open; to pop; to split
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
arrest; apprehension; capture
setting on fire; setting afire