fair and square; open and aboveboard
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
stealthily; secretly; in secret
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to settle (in a place); to settle down
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
very; much; greatly; a lot of
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
female high-school student
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
womanly; ladylike; feminine
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)