the same generation; coeval
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
never mind!; don't worry about it
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
in the meanwhile; during the time
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
had better ...; had better not ...
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
don't you think?; indicates question
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
willpower; energy; vitality