small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
tips of one's hair; hair ends
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to be smeared; to be covered
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to hide; to conceal oneself
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
don't you think?; indicates question
name; given name; first name
genuine; authentic; true; real
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
junior high school student; middle school pupil
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
by sheer strength; by brute force
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
almost; roughly; approximately
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...