certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
older sister; lass; young lady
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
female high-school student
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
tone (of voice); manner of talking
honorific/polite/humble prefix
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
to not believe one's ears
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
adds force or indicates command
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die