mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
each house; every house; many houses
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
moment by moment; hour by hour
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
latch; lock; sneck; (arch.) joint of the jaw
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
instant; moment; for an instant
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out