timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
such ... as; or some such
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to say (something) over one's shoulder
that day; the very same day
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
journal; magazine; periodical
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school