tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to give by tossing or throwing
to take flight; to disappear
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
(in) the air; midair; sky
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
clearly; distinctly; vividly
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to kill; to beat to death
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die