Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
club activities; extracurricular activities
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
pupil; student; schoolchild
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to correct oneself; to restate
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
rather; better; instead; if anything
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
nothing but; except; no more than
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
feeling; sense; impression
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
already; now; no longer; not any more
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
(physical) growth; development
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
myself; yourself; I; me; you
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way