originally; by nature; from the start
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
book; volume; this; present; main; head
writing; composition; essay; sentence
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
annual (plant); first-year student
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
beginning; outset; first; onset
I see; that's right; indeed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
pointing out; identification
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to translate; to interpret
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
senior high school; high school
number one; first; best; most; game; round