plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to flare up; to burst into flames
rather; better; instead; if anything
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
house of a prince of the blood
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
not worth considering; out of the question
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
curse; spell; malediction
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
consequence; outcome; result; blame
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ...; hard to ...
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint