Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
main question; real issue at hand
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
outcast; odd man out; pariah
this is why; this means; it is the case that
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
sisterly love; affection between sisters
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to stiffen; to become stiff
comic books; comics; comic; comical
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
and; thereupon; because of that
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to shut in; to confine; to contain
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
class; heading; group; category
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to take over; to hand over
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
journal; magazine; periodical
serialization; serialisation; serial story
at that time; in those days