strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
really; truly; indeed; good grief
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to badger; to pester; to beg
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to recall; to remember; to recollect
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
display window; shop window; store window
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to be worried; to be troubled
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to get hungry; to become hungry
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)