to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(distinction of) sex; gender
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
front; frontage; facade; main
older sister and younger brother
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
marriage proposal; courtship
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
power; might; authority; influence
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
feminization; feminisation
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)