to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to find out; to discover; to detect
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to give by tossing or throwing
to take flight; to disappear
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
clearly; distinctly; vividly
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to beat to death; to kill
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to state; to express; to mention
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)