humming a tune (while doing something else)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
river fish; freshwater fish
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene; original scenery; unspoiled landscape
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
here and there; in places
keeping watch; standing guard
special (case, etc.); exceptional; extraordinary
to harm; to cause harm to
to make one's heart flutter
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
a person without a single relative
child from a previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter
beloved child; dear child
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack