makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to detain; to check; to restrain
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
human; human-like; as a person
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
certainly; surely; definitely
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
praise; glorification; extolment
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
human relations; personal relationships
phantom; vision; illusion
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
outside of; not covered by
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)