tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
observation; survey; watching
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
study; research; investigation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to step firmly; to harden by treading
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
toddling; taking tottering steps
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched