to run about trying to escape
the first and second; a few
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
to overflow from something full
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
optician; optician's store
display window; shop window; store window
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to shake one's head (in denial)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade