memories; recollections; reminiscence
very young; little; childish; immature
nowadays; in this day and age
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
undivided attention; concentration
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
everything; anything; nothing
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
lately; recently; nowadays
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
preparation; arrangements
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup