fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
all present; all concerned; all of us
to pick up; to find; to gather
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to approach; to draw near
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to stiffen; to become stiff
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to go out and away; to leave
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
stylus; steel pen; stencil pen
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
right in the center (centre)
even more; still more; further
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person