sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
moment; brief space of time
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
temporary truce; ceasefire
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities; to slip away; to abscond
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
life or death; existence; destiny
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
nape (of the neck); nucha
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
opposite side; opposition
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
gliding (through the air)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
landing; alighting; touch down