to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
book; volume; this; present; main; head
bright person; talented student; prodigy
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
best friend; very close friend
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
not yet known; unknown; strange
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
sports ground; playing field; playground
opposite side; opposition
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be infected; to be contagious
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to paint (draw) a picture
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
summer vacation; summer holiday