bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
in that manner; like that
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially