life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
student in a lower grade; underclassman
appearance; air; condition; state; form
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to anticipate; to foresee
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
risky; dangerous; insecure
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to take off one's glasses
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
never ceasing; never ending; endless
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)