sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
if you do this; if this is the case
scenery; scene; landscape
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
human kindness; human weakness
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
piercing (esp. in the ear); piercing hole
declaration of war; proclamation of war
solitude; loneliness; isolation
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to save; to leave over; to spare
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
trembling from fear; trembling all over
coexistence; living together
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
as a child; when one was a child
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
gifted education; special education for gifted children
on the occasion of; at the time of
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to jump at; to be attracted by
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious