lovely; cute; charming; sweet
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to pick up; to find; to gather
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
sweating easily; profuse sweater
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament