matter causing distress; something causing worry
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
feeling; sense; impression
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
with these words; while saying
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
considerably; fairly; quite
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
reading aloud; recitation