feather; plume; plumage; down
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
barn (unit of area); road
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
nice; likeable; desirable
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to peer into the darkness
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
rival; competitor; competition
guidance; leadership; leading the way
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood