superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
just a minute; small quantity
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
historic; historical; traditional
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
sympathy; compassion; pity
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
children's story; fairy tale
story; tale; talk; discussion
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to care for someone; to look after someone
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue