taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
white background; blank; female virgin
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
go that far; to that extent
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to check; to stop; to keep back
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to push aside; to brush aside
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
in succession; one after another
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey