to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sexy; popular; well-liked
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be at a loss for words
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
real thing; original; actual
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago