to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
in one's own way or style
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
considerably; fairly; quite
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
interview (e.g. for a job)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to give directions; to issue instructions
competent; suitable; qualified
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy