close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
appearance; figure; shape; form
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
complexion; colour; color; blood red
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
weak point; unskillfulness
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
rare; uncommon; not often seen
memory; ability to remember
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
boastful speech; bragging
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
library (usu. single-room); small library
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
period of youth; while young