odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
snake; serpent; large snake
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
good performance; good work; great success
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
as much as one can; as much as possible
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to cease; to stop; to be over
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
slowly and quietly; stealthily
stealthy steps; soft steps
reopening; resumption; restarting
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
portable toilet; porta-potty; porta-john; portaloo
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable