unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
grudge; complaint; reproach
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
effect; result; worth; use; avail
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
resignation; acceptance; consolation
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to approach; to draw near
troupe; theatrical company
to begin; to set about; to start
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
for the first time in one's life
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to laugh away; to laugh off
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
outside world; physical world
after staying up all night
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to jump upon (a moving object)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient