dark clouds; black clouds
inspection; examination; survey
dark of the night; darkness of the night
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to unfold; to unroll; to open
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
here and there; in places
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to pitch camp; to set up camp
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
both armies; both teams; both sides