munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
unknown; obscure; insignificant
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
(made of) stone; stone-built
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
threat; intimidation; menace
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
welcome; (warm) reception
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
quiet; still; surreptitious
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
scenery; scene; landscape
sense of relief; feeling of relief
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting