(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
pupil; disciple; follower
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
hot topic; talk of the town
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
popular person; favorite; favourite
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
heir; inheritor; successor
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to accept; to receive; to agree
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand