embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
extermination; expulsion; destruction
assertion; declaration; affirmation
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
authenticity; credibility
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
massing (of troops); gathering
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
just above; right overhead
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
several times; a few times
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die