no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
armour (e.g. tank); armor
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
discipline; training; teaching manners
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
husband and wife; married couple
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
grip (of hand); grip strength
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
the teaching profession; education of laity
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show