middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
story; tale; talk; discussion
to have a talk; to tell a story
higher rank; better position
second (supplementary) sound channel
January; first month of the lunar calendar
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to take off one's glasses
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
originally; by nature; from the start
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
doing whatever one pleases
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any