elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
irritation; annoyance; frustration
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
schoolgirl; female student
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
class; heading; group; category
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to go along; to walk along; to follow
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to have a smattering knowledge of