good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to take (be in) charge of
sole girl in a group of geeks
with a friendly grin; smilingly
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
ratio; proportion; percentage
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
traditional; conventional
student (esp. a university student)
one's manners; one's attitude
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
new student; freshman; first-year student
reality; actuality; hard fact
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
university student; college student
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
script; screenplay; scenario
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning