social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
eccentric; crank; oddball
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
such; like that; that sort of; very
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled