to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
place; situation; position; location
morning; forenoon; just before noon
middle of the night; dead of night
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
non-recoverable; unrecoverable; irreparable; irreversible; irretrievable
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
double-edged; double-edged blade
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
spirit; heart; disposition
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
scattered; separated; dispersed
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
to squeeze out; to wring out
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)