bygones; the past; past event
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to give an impression; to make an impression
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
practice; practising; experience
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
way; course; the only way
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to live; to make a living; to get on with
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
large build; large pattern
nonchalantly; without a care
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing