with a start; with a jump
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
highly directional microphone
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
exceptional item; extraordinary product
admiration; wonder; astonishment
parts; accessories; components
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to raise one's voice; to shout
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
almost; roughly; approximately
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
top of the head; vertex; parietal
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
the other day; a few days ago
how-to (book); self-help book
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure