to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
(not so) much; (not) very
to be helpful; to be useful
strong interaction; strong force
older brother; elder brother
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
nice; likeable; desirable
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
tone (of voice); manner of talking
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
with a momentary flash of light
for today; for the time being
to flush bright red (e.g. of someone's face)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
simplicity; unsophisticatedness
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors