circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
after a long time; for the first time in a while
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
impulse buying; impulse purchase
solitude; loneliness; isolation
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just