bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
column shape; cylinder; columnar
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
sense of impending doom; foreboding; feeling of grave danger
feigned; pretending (not to know)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
outside (the room, building); outdoors
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
hair on the back of one's head
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal