haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
ignorant of the ways of the world
fairyland; never-never land
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
doing whatever one pleases
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
settlement; solution; resolution
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
world; society; people; the public
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)