children's story; fairy tale
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
observation; survey; watching
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
in a day; in a brief space of time
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
sons and daughters; children; girl
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
how; in what way; how about
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
(not) even once; (not) ever
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)