alien (from another planet)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
young female rice planter; young girl
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
limited time; limited-time offer
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to comb down; to smooth down
surname; family name; last name
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
that's true; of course; obviously
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
cache; place to hide something
to keep a watchful eye on
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
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
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
variety of goods; number of articles
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
returning from school; going home from school
senior high school student
university student; college student
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
another shop, store, or firm
white background; blank; female virgin
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)