small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
large build; large pattern
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be jealous; to be envious
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
living thing; organism; creature; biology
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to apologize; to apologise
year in, year out; always; 24-7
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
explanation; interpretation
while; during; while; although; all; both
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh