as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
suggestion; hint; implication
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
(nature, etc.) observation diary
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
large build; large pattern
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
for today; for the time being
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
convenient; handy; useful
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
stomach ache; abdominal pain
physical condition; state of health; shape
to become better; to improve
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out