fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
older sister; elder sister
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
this and that; one thing and another
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
birth; creation; formation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be born; to come into the world
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
failure; mistake; blunder
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist