to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
landing; alighting; touch down
the way back; the way home; return trip
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
exactly as stated; verbatim
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
in the meantime; meanwhile
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
substantial matter; significant item
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
by all means; by all costs
group; bunch; crowd; group
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
possible; likely; probable
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do