to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
severe; strict; tough; hard
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
reaction; response; reaction
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to close (one's eyes); to shut
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
speech; expression; wording; language
provincial dialect; local accent
no matter how much time passes
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
every single word and phrase; word by word
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
refugee; exile; displaced persons
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
just managing; with great difficulty
alone; by oneself; on one's own