confections; sweets; candy; cake
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
the way back; the way home; return trip
difficult problem; challenge
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
at once; immediately; right now
caller; visitor; company; guest
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
dining; dining room; meal