to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
already; now; no longer; not any more
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to look young; to seem young
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
long-awaited; much-awaited
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
bodily sensation; sense; experience
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)