(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
the other day; a few days ago
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
surroundings; environs; circumference
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle