overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
as soon as (he, she, it) comes
advance payment; up-front payment; prepayment
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
good-quality; superior in quality
silent (esp. of the passing of the night); piercing (cold)
to seize (secure) evidence
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
to make (a person) pay for (something)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
speaking voice; talking voice
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
faking crying; crocodile tears
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
no way to do; nothing can be done
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
regular customer; general audience; general public
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability