the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
house where one was born; one's parents' house
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
high laced shoes or boots
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
to stop walking; to pause
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
bipedal walking; walking on two legs