children's story; fairy tale
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to slide into; to slip into
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
considerably; greatly; a lot
to run around; to bustle about
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
a few years ago; some years back
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
reaching; attaining; arrival