plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to smash violently; to crush
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
inside; interior; inner part
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
loveable; very likeable; like very much
beginning; outset; first; onset
(someone else's) daughter
self-consciousness; self-awareness
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
very young; little; childish; immature
day after day; day by day
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
carefree; free from worry
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
nonchalantly; without a care
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
bridal costume; wedding dress
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
all; entire; whole; altogether
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to