moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
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)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
how long; how far; how much
financial power; financial means; wealth
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
romantic; spicy; coquettish
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
calm; composed; cool; quiet
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole