cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
every year; yearly; annually
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
binoculars; field glasses
action of making something; -ification
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to apologize; to apologise
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
full view; plain sight; completely visible
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
moment by moment; hour by hour
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
serious; not joking; straight
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
what's what; heads or tails
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray