rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
alternation of generations
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
individual; one by one; separate; each
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
rather; sooner; preferably
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
about when; about what time; how soon
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
such; like that; in that way
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
young girl; lass; adolescent female
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
while; even though; despite
totally willing; fully motivated
decision; determination; resolution
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
first meeting; first interview with
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice