to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
house where one was born; one's parents' house
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to concern; to be related
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
perfect; complete; flawless
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
unfairness; injustice; partiality
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
just because; even if; even though
tingling; stinging; pungently
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
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
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)