protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
principal; main; important; fashionable
much less; to say nothing of
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
sympathy; compassion; pity
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
and; thereupon; because of that
stimulating; exciting; provocative
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
town girl; girl raised in a town
distrust; unjust suspicion
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
emotional strength; force of will
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do