privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
preface; introduction; preamble
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
pure heart; naivete; innocence
untouched; unused; intact
thereupon; shortly thereafter
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
female friend; woman friend
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
kind; sort; species; species
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
surrounding at a distance
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
outdoor shoes; outdoor footwear
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous