dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
parting; separation; farewell
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to employ; to hire; to charter
(brute) force; using all one's might
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
eccentric; crank; oddball
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
auditor; auditing student
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
24 hours; twenty-four hours
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking