trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to become completely chilled
mask; disguise; guise; mask
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to step over or across; to overcome
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
ritual; religious service; festival
fortress; stronghold; citadel
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
etc.; et cetera; and so on
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming