absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
older brother and younger sister
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
on one hand; on the other hand
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
writing; composition; essay; sentence
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
correspondence; exchange of letters
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be able to manage somehow or another
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
(period of) a year; during an era
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart