sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
unexpectedly; surprisingly
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
close; intimate; on good terms
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
thought; consideration; thinking
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
regret; repentance; remorse