to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
youthful; young; young-looking
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
being startled; getting a shock
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to grow taller (of people)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
it's been a long time; long time no see
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
considerably; fairly; quite
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to slap; to strike; to spank
results; record; grades; marks