tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
system; organization; organisation; architecture
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to take over; to hand over
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
boy; son; baby boy; young man
considerably; greatly; a lot
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to anticipate; to foresee
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
forgetting; lapse of memory
in the same way as; just like
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
outside of; not covered by
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
entreaty; appeal; petition
explanation; interpretation
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
future (usually near); prospects
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
surely; certainly; without doubt
beginning; outset; first; onset
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky