good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to hold fast; to protect to the end
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
the more (people) fight, the closer they are; those who quarrel most are often the best of friends
cake or snack served with tea
putting a plan into operation
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
don't worry about it; forget about it
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to grow up; to become an adult
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to continue to rain or snow
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions