soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
because of; owing to; due to
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to jump up and down; to hop
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
whistle (sound made with the lips)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
verbal message; word (from someone)
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
thicket; coppice; brushwood
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long