beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
duty; obligation; responsibility
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
presence; sitting with; being with
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
likability; favorability; popularity
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
useless resistance; vain struggle
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
and; thereupon; because of that
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed