being startled; getting a shock
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
chance (of success); odds
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
considerably; fairly; quite
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to slide into; to slip into
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience