anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
light blue; pale blue; aqua
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
firmly; solidly; heartily
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
several people; a few people
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
close; intimate; on good terms
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to crouch; to squat; to cower
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
playing the victim; playing the victim card
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
for your information; I'm telling you
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
pure heart; naivete; innocence
in the same way as; just like
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to examine someone's expression