wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
everything one does; whatever one does
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
eagle (bird of prey, Accipitridae family)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to jump up and down; to hop
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
boastful speech; bragging
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world