the other day; lately; recently
girl; lass; young thing; chick
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to have an eye on; to zero in on
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to be surprised; to be astonished
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
inattention; absent-mindedness
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
youthful; young; young-looking
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
rising; ascending; climbing