high laced shoes or boots
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
that's the way it is; such is life
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
meal ticket; meal voucher
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to change (one's clothes)
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
finish; finishing; finishing touches
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares