little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
merman; half man-half fish
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to go out and away; to leave
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
meaning; significance; sense
almost; roughly; approximately
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
in the same way as; just like
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
quiet; still; surreptitious
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
story; tale; talk; discussion
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience