older sister; lass; young lady
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to strike out; to start swimming
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be boiled; to be cooked
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
such; this sort of; like this
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike