point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
repentance; confession; penitence
recompense; indemnity; atonement
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
day of month; counter for days
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
it's not like; it isn't as if
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
how can (one) do something
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
worry; agony; vexation; illness; sickness
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
brief review; brief comment
nice person; good-natured person
to perceive; to understand
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
aptitude; aptness; suitability
what the hell are you saying?
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern