to chase; to run after; to pursue
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to keep away; to keep at a distance
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
choker (type of necklace)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
joint; seam; joining point
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
threat; intimidation; menace
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
with a friendly grin; smilingly
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent