(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to become settled; to be fixed
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to stare back at; to look back at
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
acting ability; talent as a performer
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
a little bit; a little while
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
morning star lily (Lilium concolor); star lily
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press