to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
after that (a substantive change occurred)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
postcard; memo; note; card
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
one day; (on) a certain day
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
secret; private; surreptitious
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to be at a loss for words
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
appointment; rendezvous; date
to be excited; to be elated
one's way back; one's way home
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder