unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
black belt (judo, karate, etc.)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to become calm; to die down
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
stature; height; size; physique
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
migratory bird; bird of passage
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
opposite; reverse; contrary
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to surge; to well up; to gush out
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
job hunting; job searching
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated