to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
gazing at (in wonderment)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
military shoes; combat boots
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to crumble away; to collapse
three; three years of age
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to compel; to force; to oblige
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep