rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to make one's heart flutter
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
moaning; muttering; complaining
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to walk away; to walk off
suddenly lifting somebody's face by their chin (in a domineering yet romantic fashion)
failure; mistake; blunder
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
secret technique; secret art