make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
gossip; corner of the mouth
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
elder sister; effeminate man
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
for dear life; barely escaping alive
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
being in love with each other
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
when it comes to ...; as for ...
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
marriage proposal; courtship
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
near oneself; close to one; familiar
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
heir; inheritor; successor
unmarried; not yet married
restraining (someone); restraint
to have luck turn one's way; to have one's fortune change for the better
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death