to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
one's physical safety; personal security
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to leave (a scene); to step away
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
long ago; previous; of a former age
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
pressure from an explosion; blast pressure; shock wave
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
magic sword; cursed sword
to jump into; to rush into
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call