older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
height (of body); stature
in comparison to; rather than
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to crouch; to squat; to cower
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
being startled; getting a shock
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
inner citadel; core; center; centre
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
way; method; means; resource; course
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...