innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
older brother and younger sister
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
library; book collection; paperback book
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
gradually; slowly but steadily
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
joint struggle; common (united) front
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
question; inquiry; enquiry
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point