colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
finish; finishing; finishing touches
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
literally; to the letter; literal
to go past; to pass; to pass by
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
several times; a few times
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
first year of high school; first-year high school student
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
calm; composed; cool; quiet
belongings; appendage; accessory
spirituality; spiritual nature
speculation; thinking; meditation
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
match (to light fire with)
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
sensitivity; susceptibility
is something that; is that which
something like ...; something called ...
essence; true nature; substance; reality