soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to frolic about; to mess around
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
confections; sweets; candy; cake
as expected; as predicted
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
complete; whole; perfect; safe
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to be itching to put one's skills to use
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
already; now; no longer; not any more
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to well up; to burst; to arise
place; position; location; position; standing; status
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
while alive; during one's lifetime