aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
insecticide; insect repellent
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
(with a) start; fright; alarm
tedious; boring; being fed up with
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
lightly; easily; carelessly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
remarkable; striking; obvious
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was