complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
popular person; favorite; favourite
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
neat and clean; tidy; trim
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
equality; impartiality; evenness
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
the other day; a few days ago
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker