mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
door; gate; opening; title page
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
understood; I see; OK; present; here
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
woman; female; feminine gender
to rush over; to run up to
ardent; passionate; vehement
blood relationship; blood relative
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
pressure; oppression; suppression
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
elder sister; effeminate man
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
youthful; young; young-looking
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
at your own discretion; as you see fit
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway