decoration; ornament; trimmings
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
inattention; absent-mindedness
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to be helpful; to be useful
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to grow taller (of people)
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
freckles; buckwheat chaff
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane