favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
hostile party; enemy side
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
how long; how much; to what extent
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to stop walking; to pause
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
garden (esp. with trees); park
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
come out!; where are you?
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to squeeze out; to wring out
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)