to be born; to come into the world
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
with a snap; with a crack
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
like this; this sort; this way
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
evening; early night hours
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to name; to call; to christen; to term
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour