action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
moment by moment; hour by hour
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
how many people; a number of people
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
training; drill; practice; discipline
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
secondary sex characteristic
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
Lolita fashion; fashion style characterized by frilly dresses, knee socks and bonnets
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
to recall; to remember; to recollect
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to change (one's clothes)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
means; way; method; measure
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better