timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
reputation; respectability
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
student (esp. a university student)
lately; recently; nowadays
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
older brother and younger sister
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
same; similar; (just) like; equal
one's own child; one's own children
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
for a while; for some time; for a period
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal