wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
older sister; elder sister
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
senior high school student
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
near; close; beside; third person
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
after school (at the end of the day)
when it becomes; when it comes to
annual (plant); first-year student
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
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)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding