teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
young girl; lass; adolescent female
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
unexpectedly; surprisingly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
too much; excessively; too
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
such; like that; that sort of; very
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)