lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
after that; afterwards; thereafter
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
entreaty; supplication; petition
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to concern; to be related
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
normalcy; normality; normal
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
curiosity; inquisitiveness
such ... as; or some such
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
plural; multiple; several
equality; uniformity; evenness
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
disorder; disturbance; unrest
mental illness; emotional disorder
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of