prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
function; facility; faculty; feature
circulation (of the blood)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
nurture over nature; how one is brought up matters more than one's origins
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
half the body; half length
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
timidity; cowardliness; (lit.) courage of a flea
safe; vault; storage cabinet
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present